How To Treat A Woman

[Jedidiah]

So, let me ask you a question, please.

Last week, one of my female coworkers and I were both heading for the door from our office area to the hallway. She got there first and held the door until I arrived. Of course, I said 'Thank you' before we went our separate ways.

I don't think you mean it but did I disrespect her?

Even worse, did I exploit my white male privilege by allow her to assume a subservient role to me? (I don't think so but I know there are people who would say "Yes!!!"

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[Cow Poke]

You were fine.

I have held the door open for people, men and women, if I get to the door first. Usually the men will tell me to go through first. But if they didn't, I wouldn't have a problem with it.

Ya just gotta go with the flow. After a while, you get a sense of what to do.

[Sparko]

I always let the woman go first:

[mossrose]

[Cerebrum123]

I always let the woman go first:

Despite the following happening every time, you still do it.

[stfoskey15]

Opening a door for a woman is not done 'because it is necessary', but as a show of respect. Having been married for over 40 years, I still open doors for my wife and treat her like she's special. Because she is.

Isn't there a difference between your wife and a stranger?

[Cow Poke]

Isn't there a difference between your wife and a stranger?

Yes, I'm married to her, not to a stranger.

[Jedidiah]

In all my adult years, even now, I have never had a negative response to my opening/holding a door for a woman. Not once.

[Cow Poke]

In all my adult years, even now, I have never had a negative response to my opening/holding a door for a woman. Not once.

Only one time for me when I was younger, and it was my fault. This woman came strutting up the exit with a load of shopping bags, I opened the door for her, and she almost knocked me over getting through the door with all her stuff as if I wasn't even there. I called out "you're welcome", and she turned around and gave me a pretty intense cussing.

My bad.


Apart from that, no.

[rogue06]

In all my adult years, even now, I have never had a negative response to my opening/holding a door for a woman. Not once.

Not as an adult

[Sparko]

As a modern man, I think we need to treat woman equally!

...I just stand at doors waiting for women to open them for me and letting me go first. If they do, I call them a chauvinist and give them a dirty look.