I probably belong to a time which has long disappeared for I believe in the principles of chivalry. I believe that women can still be treated as ladies without that undermining who they are as individuals. I will hold a door open so they may pass through before me; I will give up my seat on a bus or a train so that they may sit down; I will walk on the side nearest the traffic when on a pavement (sidewalk) and I will usher them to their seat when in a restaurant. I do all of this not because I feel it is expected of me, nor because I feel they are weaker or inferior to me but because I would do the same if they were a man, out of respect for who they are. If they would like to show the same respect back by doing likewise, I would gratefully accept their offer.

My blog is a direct spin off from my work as the webmaster for The Knights Templar of England and Wales of which I am a member.