Male Chauvinistic Mushroom

I think I'm a MCP, and I'm proud of it.

Think about it, all the traits of a girl's ideal gentleman, all revolve around the guy being essentially a MCP. Opening the door for the girl: cos the door is too heavy and she's too weak to open it for herself. Over time it stuck and applied to all doors. Paying for dinner: The girl is usually not depended on in the family, hence the heads of all families are males. It is tradition, and it is practical. Thus the girl would have less in the pocket than the guy, and hence its ok for the guy to pick up the tab. Sending a girl all the way home. Sure, cos she IS a girl and thus more susceptible to attacks and stuff.

So yes, being a guy means being a MCP. For both traditional, practical, courtesy and courtship reasons.

But why, in this modern times, where none of the above situations can apply, is a male still required to conform to the traditional ideas of being a gentleman? Automated doors, decreasing gender inequalities, increase (shocking) in female spending power, and taxis that send the girl all the way to her doorstep. Cos of tradition? Cos it appeals to the females? Courtesy perhaps?

For some relationships... I would suggest that the girl is abusing the idea of being a gentleman.

Say its 11pm. Jack and Jill are in Orchard Road making out. They decide that they shouldn't have sex in the open, and go home. Jack stays in the west and Jill in the east. Jill wants Jack to send her all the way home, knowing that if Jack does so, he won't have transport home and would probably have to either call a cab or his parents to pick him up. Jill doesn't care and insists on Jack sending her home, claiming that he wouldn't be a gentleman if he doesn't. How?

Is the idea of being a gentleman being thrown about so carelessly, and abused so freely?

Paying for dinner is another touchy issue. Nowadays, there is no such thing as a clear cut situation where the boy gets way more money than the girl. In fact, I think it is probably likely that the girl you're dating has way more pocket money than you do. And guess what, the guy, in order to have the distinct honour of being called a gentleman by the girl, has to pay for all the taxi fare, the dinner, the movie tickets, the shopping espenditure etc etc etc. And the girl gets to spend all her money on stuff she wants! Woohoo! Depleted my boyfriend's measely allowance, so I can spend all of mine on expensive Gucci and Prada stuff, which the boyfriend will probably never see her carry! How bloody twisted is that.

When you find a girl that offers to pay for dinner, saying that its her treat, omg... stick to her. Not for her money of course, but cos this girl is different from all the trash you find outside. Shes got some basic rules right.

Its surprising, that most parents agree that during dates, both the guy and the girl should be treated as equals, and the time and cost blah blah blah of the date be shared equally between the 2 of them. However their daughters do not seem to share such beliefs... hmmmm why huh...

Spending a guys money and wasting his time can be addictive I think. I imagine free taxi rides alll round the island, free dinners and movies, free this and that... and tada! an entire pocket full of YOUR own money UNTOUCHED, to spend on whatever you want! All for the price of a few "i love you"s. =D

Man, if I was a girl... I'll be a serial dater. hahaha nonono I wanna be a pornstar first.

So, little mushrooms, to conclude, guys, be gentlemen, do the right thing, but choose your girls carefully. Girls, screw the gentleman shit, be suprised when your date turns out to be one. I think the best way to turn a guy into a gentleman, is for the girls to start being one herself. hahaha That'll make the guy feel bad really fast.

And if you're a total money-sucking slut, and find a MCP willing to dote on you, damn you're lucky.