[banjo joe]

I no longer open doors, hold chairs or any of the other things I used to do

Yep. Once I know a woman, and figure out that she not only won't object, but appreciates it, I'll do these things. But a stranger? Too easy to garner dirty looks as it is.

[writer33]

"Yep. Once I know a woman, and figure out that she not only won't object, but appreciates it, I'll do these things. But a stranger? Too easy to garner dirty looks as it is."

I think you nailed it here. The mystique that a woman doesn't need a man's help has been created, stripping chivalry to the bone.