Chivalry
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From the old [French] word for [knighthood], chevalerie, the art of being a [chevalier] (a [knight] or horseman).
This was originally a system by which mounted warriors were to act, but while service to their people is touched upon the general goal of [medieval] knights was not saving many a [damsel in distress], devotion to God, or enforcing justice; most knights defined chivalry as [warfare] and obtaining [fame] and [fortune] in the name of their king(s) and without any display of cowardice in battle. In a sense, its -
Dead.
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women killed it... they don't like when we are nice to them anymore (so fuck opening the doors, taking their jacket, or telling them they are beautiful)
haha, yes !
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Doing whatever a woman wants and tells you to to try to get laid. Being pussywhipped and being a chick's slave. See gentleman and real
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The act of a self-deluded sucker. Self-destructive self-sacrifice in favor of those seeking to exploit or destroy the practioner. Self-debasement to those seeking exploitive profit and lack of due recriprocation. Often stupidly misconstrued by those practicing as honorable or altuistic.
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tha's when the girl she goes to get out and the guy opens the door and throews her shit out with her, so she donesnt have to go bakc in and get it all herself it's a nice gesture of chivalery
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Choosing to not rape a woman, just because you want to.
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Being [courteous] and [polite] without fucking [whining] or asking for anything in return.
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Chivalry is when a guy does [something nice] for a woman that is not usually expected in [modern times]. The consists of a guy just doing the [gentlemanly] thing.
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The medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code.
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very polite, honest, and kind behaviour, especially by men towards women
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