By Anonymous - 14/04/2011 05:49 - United States

Today, I held a door open for my boyfriend and jokingly said, "Chivalry is dead?" He responded with, "Who's chivalry?" FML
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DocBastard 38

I just can't help but feed this through my Idiot-English Translation Engine: "Haha! That's actually pretty funny! If he doesn't know what chivalry is then it really MUST be dead! Haha! **** your life for having a dumb boyfriend! I failed third grade, but thank god the Internet doesn't discriminate based on age, race, and IQ!" Much better.

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Bathory_fml 0

If we hold the door open for you, we're being misogynist because we apparently think you can't open the door yourself. If we let you open the door yourself, we're not being chivalrous enough for you. :| I'm so happy I'm gay.

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ambowew 7

Well he obviously isn't a Gryffindor!

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nerdsgetmehot 22

He's obviously not a Ravenclaw, either. It sounds like he doesn't have much in the way of wit...

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heyimjennyFML 5

soo who is he?

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Egnar 19

I wonder - Considering the circumstance of you joking about chivalry being dead if he was also joking [with a very dry sense of humor] about who chivalry was. . .I could see myself doing something like that if such a situation arose.

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mrbuddy 0

Chivalry is dead. And women killed it.

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Sleeper1288 0

Thanks to the person who posted the definition. Basically, it's readiness to "help the weak" or disadvantaged. IMO, real relationships are always on equal terms. If one is inferior to and totally dependent on the other, that's a hierarchy, not a relationship. I'm not saying the two can't have different strengths and help each other out, but the whole traditional man-woman thing was basically the idea that the man is superior, that the woman is taken care of by him and that she obeys him. So if chivalry dies to get rid of that, I'm stoked. Of course, that has nothing to do with simple politeness. Holding the door for someone coming behind you is just common courtesy.

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Saritasmiles 0

I understand what you mean. I think (and please correct me if I'm wrong anyone) that women want to be appreciated, I know men want to be appreciated too and of course good women go out of their way to do so. But I think that women are the ones who fantasize more about a guy who brings them flowers and does little things like that while guys picture their girl cheering them on at a sporting event. So when I hear a woman say chivalry is dead I think they simply feel unappreciated. I think we all have different forms of showing appreciation in our relationships.

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Lady_Blaze 7

Chivalry may be dead, but basic manners aren't :D

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bigantennaemay 3

Hah! That's quick wit or cluelessness, but either way, it's hilarious!!!!

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