Do gentlemen still exist?...

actually ive only saw the show maybee twice,, an i in all honesty only skimmed yalls banter like twice..

no harm no foul,, just killin time tween conversations here..

HEY LOOK ITS ALMOST 9 PM AN IM STILL MAKIN SENCE!!

thank the goddess for decent house guests..

 

last year, at this time, i would have said no

but now, i think so.

 

Gentlemen are a thing of the past. At least in North America they are. They aren't allowed in a democratic country.

Dudes that actually love still exist though, so keep your eye open.

 

My tounges a gentleman.

Personally I don't trust it, but what can I say? :H

 

No way man. The south still has gentlemen. I was raised to be a gentleman and I know several other guys who are the same me. They're scarce, but gentlemen do indeed exist.

 

real gentlemen are wonderful

wanting to be treated like a goddess, like a perfect person and given gifts regularly, well, not my thing.

and yes, real gentlemen still exist. Just takes some hunting to find them these days

 

Wow! You're parents are French Nobility or English gentry?

I think you're confusing the word.

 

Good men exist...whether they are gentlemen or not is how one perceives it.

I have a man that treats me with respect, yet still lets me open my own doors. He writes me poems regularly and isn't afraid to hold my hand in public. He tells me he loves me and lavishes me with affection.

Is he a gentleman? To me? Yes. He doesn't buy me things regularly or anything like that...but that stuff doesn't really matter to me anyway. neither one of us is very materialistic.

 

You have to understand that we're using the word "gentlemen" in a different context. We're not talking about a man of gentle or noble birth or superior social position. In this thread, the word gentleman means "a man who places importance on manners, and treats women well."

 

wait ... what?























a word can mean something other than what it means?!

 

Yes it can, actually.


A classic example.

"This meat is bad." negative

"That's bad, man." positive

In American slang, the word "bad" can also be used to convey that something was good. Words are just symbols used to identify a thing or idea. Sometimes, the same word can express different ideas.

 

no, see that just makes you sound ignorant.


unfortunately you're right. I understand full well what marceau meant when she used the word gentleman. Guess that makes me half-retarded too!

 

Thank you.

 

just now ... you made me ill.

 

This is probably the most insensitive, careless, pointless, meaningless...rude, callous, unadept throwaway comment ive ever had posted in my direction.

As everyones way of thinking about relationships is different....and everyones way of thinking full stop, is different...it is nothing more than spiteful and vicious to say that one persons is "fucked up". Especially as this was never a serious attack on men, or anyone else.(i posted this in "random thoughts". If it was a serious concern of mine it would have gone into "relationships", or "love and sex") It is also unconstructive. There is not a lot i can do about my own character and preferences, so telling me im "fucked up" really wont be able to bring about much change.

If anyone on here needs to explore the meaning of the word "respect", it is this lady.

 

I didnt read the whole thread started to but it took too long...

Well, no offense but what the hell
I dont consider what you just said to be a gentleman, I consider that definition of a sucker...
What does a gentleman have to do with buying you things...again, where do you get your definition of a gentleman at...
I expect a man to treat me how I treat him... Why should I be treated better by him just cause im a woman.. doesnt make sense.. Women talk about being treated equal and that you cant generalize, but then there are posts like these..
Im not ripping on you or anything, I am just giving my opinion on this matter cause well, it bugs me when women expect men to treat them like goddesses and expect to buy them things and if they dont, then they arent gentleman..
I consider a gent to be someone who has a heart and loves me for me..that is it...not catches like gifts or holding doors open for me, thats all mumbojumbo romance novel/soap opera crap imo....

 

I think theres a lot in what youve said. I definitely dont want to be treated well just because i am a woman. Id like to be treated well, as you said, because i treat him well.
Youre also right about the gestures. Sometimes these are not indicators of a decent man but just cover-ups for what theyre lacking. But for a decent man to do these things for the woman he loves i find charming. Oh dont get me wrong, i realise theres a LOT more to being a true gentleman than the things i mentioned. But i suppose as you look around at people in the streets these are the things you immediately notice are not there anymore in relationships. Perhaps the deeper stuffs lacking too. I hope not

Xx

 

Holding a door, not pushing to get in front, helping girls if they need it, give them le things if they drop something or something like that, in short just doing stuff (for girls) without always thinking of what you're gonna get in return... I just considder that to be like normal, it's just a habbit, common decency...

I don't care if women are equal in society, you can be equal all they want... It's not that, I just like doing that stuff... Cause women are different, and I just like being nice, is that wrong!?

I could mention a few things, but I'm not really in le mood to tell stories (for once)

 

RE: He doesn't buy me things regularly or anything like that...

Then he doesn't fit verseau_miracle's definition. She simply wishes to be swept off her feet and spoiled.

 

RE: I think theres a lot in what youve said. I definitely dont want to be treated well just because i am a woman.

OMG that just contradicted what you said earlier.