Comments on: A Man Holds the Door

By: Robert

Robert — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:26:58 +0000

Sadly, I posted at length, and the post was lost in cyberspace. That being the case, I will forgo the lengthy post and simply say thank you so much for a very enjoyable read!

By: Social Primer

Social Primer — Sat, 15 May 2010 22:08:16 +0000

[...] etiquette rules is to protect or shield a woman from harm or discomfort: walking on the curbside, holding the door, following her up the stairs and preceding her down, or entering a dark room before her. The usual [...]

By: KG

KG — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:31:13 +0000

I would just like to say that my husband has always opened the doors from our very first date to this morning coming home from some friends’ house after breakfast.

When it rains and we’re out, he’ll go get our truck from the parking lot and bring it to the door, hop out and open my door for me.

I am proud to be married to a gentleman!

By: Bill Vickery

Bill Vickery — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:16:31 +0000

Excellent post. Since I am a southern man and try to be a gentlemen as taught by my grandmother, I open the door for a woman and always will and I have tried to teach my son the same courtesy. After After 40 years of marriage to the same lady she still appreciates my opening the door.

By: James Abend

James Abend — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:34:14 +0000

Excellent post, SP!
It always annoys me when I see a man lazing in the driver’s seat of a car while a lady is trying to get into the car and out of the rain. Very common sight, I’m sad to say.
Thanks also for the bit about walking up/down stairs, I was not too sure about that myself.

By: W. Vernon Trotter

W. Vernon Trotter — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:23:02 +0000

More often ignored nowdays is the courtesy of the man walking near the curb when strolling with a lady. Most young people are totally ignorant of this today.

By: CF

CF — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:49:32 +0000

Without realising, my father has always done this for us. He always says its for our safety. If we fall down the stairs, he will aways be there to catch us.

Congratulations on this last post!

By: Mr X

Mr X — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:51:33 +0000

A fantastic post, though I only wish it wasn’t necessary. Why don’t people realize that this is simply a matter of common courtesy?

Perhaps a silly question but I will ask it nonetheless: if you are going through a door that opens outwards (i.e. away from you) do you open it and hold it without walking through, or walk through and hold it from the other side? It is sometimes quite awkward (physically, I mean) to do the former, though I believe it’s more correct.

Dear Mr. X,
You are correct. You would push through the door and hold it open from the other side.

Cordially,
SP

By: RHW

RHW — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:39:50 +0000

Good post on courtesy. I hold the door for women, always have and I always will. One thing I’m a bit leery of is the whole walking in front of or behind a woman. Especially on stairs. I know it’s polite to allow the woman to start up the stairs ahead of me. I hope women accept this as just polite and not some creepy habit of men to get a chance to ogle their backside.