
Though I do appreciate
a chivalrous man, it's not cause to write someone off completely if he's not. But good manners, on the other hand, I’m a stickler about. No open mouth chewing or asking for something without a please and thank you, for me!

As I told you last week,
Maxim magazine has asked me to help get you to take their sex and relationship survey in an effort to help their male readers understand us women a little better. You had quite a lot to say about
how long you wait before sleeping with a guy you just met, so weigh in on another question here before
taking their survey!
Men aren't mind readers, so now's your chance to let them in on what you really expect when it comes to chivalry.

I'm pretty traditional so when it comes to a first date, I'm all for dinner and drinks. Some women prefer just to meet for a quick glass of wine or a cup of coffee on a Saturday, but I don't think you get to know someone as well in such a short amount of time. Over dinner, at least, you get to know what he likes to eat, if he has table manners, and if he's
chivalrous. Then there are those adventurous dates that can be pretty telling as well, but perhaps a little too time consuming.

Is "ladies first" and gentlemen opening doors a thing of the past? As parents try to raise their sons and daughters with equality in mind, do the traditional customs of pulling out a woman's chair or walking on the outside of the road become unimportant? I hope my son grows up to be the kind of guy who hands his date his jacket when she's cold.

Most women enjoy a man who has old-fashioned values — a man who opens the door for you, who pulls out your chair, even a man who helps you out of the car. But there are a other women who find
chivalry to be a turn off. How, I don't know, but to each her own!