Note: This is an article about lost gentleman traditions: honor, respect, courtesy, and manners. It’s for men, by a man. Chivalry IS, in fact, dead when men no longer understand the meaning behind a chivalrous action. When actions no longer come from within, but are forced and expected, the inner gentleman dies and so does chivalry. […]
If a guy opens the door for a girl, but expects to sleep with her, is this courtesy of door-opening truly an act of chivalry? There are many articles, websites, and books all pushing “chivalry” in dating and relationships, but do we even know what chivalry actually means? The modern definition of chivalry falls short […]
“Chivalry” conjures up an image of a man in a top hat from the 1800’s laying his coat over a puddle so his lady won’t have to get her shoes wet. The French origin of the term chivalry means “horsemanship,”[1] so you could theoretically say chivalry is a form of horse riding during the Middle […]
