Should manners be gender specific?
Point counter Point
Courtney Bergey and William Mornini
Issue date: 4/30/09 Section: Opinion
Courtney Bergey
Feature Editor
I don't wear an apron to cook. A manicure is the last thing I'd spend my money on. I worship the feminists who began wearing pants and I would rather sleep in than curl my hair. But I still want to be treated like a woman.
Today, chivalrous acts are being left at the door that should have been opened for me. I realize that keeping the gender roles separate is harder in this society because women are more independent and men are more comfortable with women "wearing the pants."
But in turn, boyfriends and husbands have overlooked their masculine duties.
Some girls gag at the thought of their guy writing them a poem or surprising them with a candlelit dinner but that type of thinking is slowly killing romance.
Women can make their own money, adopt a baby alone and compete as world-class athletes, so maybe men aren't as romantic because women possess a social power that lacked in the past.
Whatever happened to showing up at a girl's doorstep with a bouquet of flowers, opening doors and treating her to a nice dinner?
The most common way to get to know someone today is meeting up with them at the Fieldhouse or crashing in their apartment after a party. Instead of a romantic Italian dinner, it's an array of greasy options from the dollar menu.
Guys, you don't have to go spending a lot of money on us. We can split the bill and I'll even drive sometimes. It might sound petty but a little extra effort in surprising your girl with small tokens of love goes a long way.
Call me old fashioned but nothing makes my heart melt like a clean-shaven boy showing up with flowers, more points for daisies, offering a genuine compliment and taking me on a date that he planned to my liking. Don't let chivalry die yet, boys.
William Mornini
A&E Editor
Being polite is still around and manners believe it or not are still practiced by what seems to be a small minority of people. Neighborly "thank yous" and "your welcomes" aside, are manners still necessary between men and women?
Feature Editor
I don't wear an apron to cook. A manicure is the last thing I'd spend my money on. I worship the feminists who began wearing pants and I would rather sleep in than curl my hair. But I still want to be treated like a woman.
Today, chivalrous acts are being left at the door that should have been opened for me. I realize that keeping the gender roles separate is harder in this society because women are more independent and men are more comfortable with women "wearing the pants."
But in turn, boyfriends and husbands have overlooked their masculine duties.
Some girls gag at the thought of their guy writing them a poem or surprising them with a candlelit dinner but that type of thinking is slowly killing romance.
Women can make their own money, adopt a baby alone and compete as world-class athletes, so maybe men aren't as romantic because women possess a social power that lacked in the past.
Whatever happened to showing up at a girl's doorstep with a bouquet of flowers, opening doors and treating her to a nice dinner?
The most common way to get to know someone today is meeting up with them at the Fieldhouse or crashing in their apartment after a party. Instead of a romantic Italian dinner, it's an array of greasy options from the dollar menu.
Guys, you don't have to go spending a lot of money on us. We can split the bill and I'll even drive sometimes. It might sound petty but a little extra effort in surprising your girl with small tokens of love goes a long way.
Call me old fashioned but nothing makes my heart melt like a clean-shaven boy showing up with flowers, more points for daisies, offering a genuine compliment and taking me on a date that he planned to my liking. Don't let chivalry die yet, boys.
William Mornini
A&E Editor
Being polite is still around and manners believe it or not are still practiced by what seems to be a small minority of people. Neighborly "thank yous" and "your welcomes" aside, are manners still necessary between men and women?
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