It is very much alive. As it should be, too. I am still the fair lady and you are still the gallant gentleman. What ever happened to generosity, courtesy and valor? As the sum of the ideals of a knight is so clearly defined?It never consisted of treating women badly or without respect. I believe in fairness and there are definitely no completely defined roles for two people in a relationship, but there are reasons why we were born different. Let's not try to be equals, please. At least not in that regard.
I remind you, this has nothing to do with who pays for this or who does what. Every guy can appreciate a nice girl and every girl can appreciate a nice guy. The point is, let's go ahead and appreciate someone. Why not, right?
Far too much time is being wasted on both sides by those who are dishonest about they way they feel about someone. And too much time is spent conjuring up the most useless tasks to feed their ego, which only end up working against both parties involved. This is an eternal dead end. Every time. Because even if you have "won the battle" you've lost the war if there ever was one.
Be yourself. There's no reason to hide. Take responsibility for your feelings. And then, sooner rather than later, someone will come along that's totally into it. And that's always a wonderful thing.
This isn't equal playing field and it never will be. That's the beauty in it, though. The fun of it. Let's let our actions speak in place of our thoughts. Otherwise, you'll just be working against yourself.
