Goodness that woman's life must be difficult if she gets so stressed about opening doors.
What does she do when she's walking with a female friend? I'd guess she doesn't give a second's advance thought to it, and then when they get to the door, one or the other opens it. She could try applying that logic.
To be honest, I have never in my entire life seen a woman gripe at a man for opening a door for her. I certainly never have - and I'm just as happy to open doors for others - and I have never heard any of my (progressive, feminist) friends complain that they feel belittled by it. I think the idea that the world is full of women who snarl at men who dare to open a door is a myth.
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I doubt relations between men and women have ever been more strained than they are today. Resentment, anger and conflict are prominently featured in so much of male-female interaction these days and the media compounds the problem by reinforcing this dynamic at every turn.
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I can think of another time relations were that strained. How about, oh, the first half of this century when women were sick of being expected to stay at home, clean the house, cook the dinner and raise the kids? Did the media not reinforce that dynamic back then too?