I Don't Get Offended If a Man Holds a Door Open For Me Stories of Experiences

I don't see how a girl can possibly be offended by such a small gesture. Its not like they are saying you can't open a measly door. Some people just don't appreciate help, or kindness. I go to a pretty big college, with big and heavy...

Whether you are male or female it is polite to open the door for people, I do it all the time. I don't think there is anything patronizing about having manners.I also appreciate people who do these things for me :)

My mother taught me right. I suck at saying "Thank you" but that is on me. I fell out of practice... on the flip: I open doors for anyone who looks friendly. Man, woman, Old, Young, doesn't matter. 

men holding a door open for me while i hobble in using a cart makes it easier for me to get in the building. be it store without auto doors or a garage. i used to hold and still sometimes do hold doors for people. no gender in being...

....are there women out there that get offended when a man holds a door open?

Are they offended when you offer to pay for dinner as well?

There are times when I'm obviously not too far behind a man and he opens the door, walks in, and...

...It is only polite, and I appreciate it that there are still true gentlemen out there who holds doors open for women. Great job, guys!

I was a Sophomore in college when I first experienced a woman taking offense to My holding a door for her. I was entering the cafeteria and noticed a woman about fifteen feet behind me, naturally I waited and held the door. She was so...

I love a man who's a true gentlemen. A man with manners and respect for women. I love it when a strange man holds a door for me in public. Of course I never just stand, wait, and expect it. But it's nice when men do it just because...

When I was growing up I always had certain ideas about how men should treat women and how women should treat men. One of the things I always adored was the idea of chivalry; holding the door for a lady, running around the other side of...

Being from the South I find when a man holds a door open, tips his hat, says mam, allows you to enter a room first, puts his had in the small of your back or takes your arm to help lead and guide you into a room very respectful and a...

I appreciate gentlemanlike behavior.  I expect all men to act like gentlemen.  Whether they do or not is up to them.  If it is a doorman to a building who opens the door, that it his job for which he gets paid.  If he helps me with...

I LOVE it when I have an arm load of stuff from the cleaners, shopping bags or bottles going to the recycling place and a nice  man OR lady holds the door. I make sure I do the same thing for anyone else who needs a some help too.  I...

Alright, uber-feminists, simmer down. It's just common courtesy for someone to hold the door open for you, and you should take it as what it is- a kind gesture.

We have three sons, ages 23, 21, and 11. They were all taught by their Daddy, to be gentlemen. They get complimented on it too. We just had a conversation with the 2 daughters Friday night about this. We will be hitting dating age soon...

I love when a man holds a door open for me.  I find it very sweet and charming.  I especially love it when I have my arms full of things and a man goes a head of me just to open and hold the door open for me.  That happened to me...

I am only offended if that man holds the door for me, but allows it to close in the face of an elderly person.  The idea of the chivalric code is awesome.  Using it to get laid is just not as awesome.

If a guy opened the door for me I'd just about melt!

I have always been lucky to have guys run to get the door for me. I always try to remember to smile, look him in the eye, and say "Thank you very much" when a man hurries to the door to reach and open it for me. That really puts me in...

I don't get offended if they hold the door open for me but if they DON'T then I might get angry if we are together. I know that my husband, brother, and father will always open the door for me and I have come to expect this from all the...

I'm not used to men actually opening doors and such.  My husband never did it.  My new male friends do and it is so nice.  My new boyfriend does it as well. It is so nice to be treated well.  I also don't get...