They get upset if we act like gentlemen. Then they get upset if we act indifferent.
This is so stupid but so true.
At 6’5” I almost ALWAYS tell an average size woman that I’ll get that package, box, or can from the TOP shelf at the market. Often 2 or 3 times a trip.
It is dismaying seeing the faces of many younger women who look as though they are about to be physically assaulted. Several times, older women are amazed , “My goodness, a living, breathing GENTLEMAN. Thank you”
One poor woman, rejecting my aid, tried to pull the bottom can from an upper shelf and brought the entire display down on her own head. I did NOT go back to assist.
Even in blue state NJ and men commonly hold the door for me; I smile and say thank you.
They’ve changed tires for me and even put oil in my car so I didn’t get dirty.
God bless gallant men. The dance of the sexes can be a delightful thing.
And they get upset that you don’t understand why they are upset.