Chivalry isn't dead, it is just out of fashion :)

I now knight thee Sir Akash IV the Amazing.

That would have been my name had I been born in medieval times where chivalry was still in fashion. (although i wouldn't last a week you know given that i am so used to certain comforts like you know ipod, internet and boxers!). But the point being chivalry, and its definition in our times. It is super difficult to be chivalrous in our times. Don't believe me? Let us take a simple gesture and project it in different cases.

Case I: You are at a door and there is a girl with you. You push the door to let her through first. Chivalrous enough? Nope the door said pull and you end up looking like an ass.

Case II: You are at a door and there is a girl with you. You pull open the door to let her through first. This must be it, right? Wrong! She pushes the other door and walks in herself. Needless to say you still end up looking like an ass. :P

Case III: You are at a door and another girl is coming through. You open the door for her with your best smile, she walks off as if you are supposed to do that! OUCH!

Hence my friends, lets break those god damn doors! :D

But although the scope of embarrassing ourselves is immense I still believe in chivalry! Don't the women in our lives deserve some royal treatment? So here are a few simple steps to make you a knight in whatever armour you prefer, in our times. ;)

1. Open the door for a lady, and with confidence. (chances are she might be holding a handbag or handphone :P )

2. Offer them your seat if you can. (they take so much pain to look good for us men in heels! This is the least we can do for them)

3. Dress well while going out with them. (They appreciate the effort and it is disrespectful to dress up shabbily when with them! I know right! :P )

4. When you come across someone who is a feminist, respect her decision to carry her own stuff herself. (Usually they come with a temper..so avoid unplesant mother-sister abuses ;) )

5. It is not chivalrous to ogle at hot women, walk up to them and say it instead. (i kno i kno ogling is fun, but we are learning here so go do it!)

6. Avoid crude/toilet humour. (If you look like a prince (or a knight in this context!) and speak like dehati, somewhere in her mind the girl is saying, "you! yes you! keep quiet and just look pretty! :P)

7. Also try and not call your friends "bitch", "moti" , "pepsodent", "baal ki dukaan" you get the idea!

I realize almost all of us including myself do not follow these always. If you do then may be you might miss out on some fun. But hey! We all are gentlemen here. Let us try and behave like one!

and Ladies! next time a guy opens the door for you, graciously accept! Please do not burst into giggles! call them "pagal", or "abe hatt na"! :P after all we love you as girls, let us treat you like women! ;)

cheers!

DISCLAIMER: These incidents have NOT been lifted from my personal experiences but rather from observations.