As for the mean women who don't appreciate holding a door or offering a seat, I'd honestly like to hear more about it from some guys who have encountered it. I'd like to hear details if anyone remembers them. Just curious, not a challenge in any way.
I think this is very true. As I said in an earlier post, don't ever apologize for being masculine and a man. That's not a license to be a boor or act rudely, of course. Nor is it a license to creep women out. Just be confident and masculine, positive and genuinely comfortable and happy.
A lot of things in life fall into place for a man when he just approaches life in a confident, masculine manner. Anything less just isn't really notable in a man - other men will look past him, and more than a few women can be quite vicious (at times) in letting a man now it.
Even during the time this type of behavior was at its peak, mostly I got a smile and/or a nod.
What almost invariably gets a laugh is when I hurry to step on the mat of an automatic door, look the woman in the eye, and say something like "And they say Chivalry is dead!"
Sometimes it will even start a short casual conversation.
I suppose. People who know me know that I'm safe to vent on, perhaps some others are sensitive enough to know they can let off a little steam in my general direction?