Forgot to mention--I had to explain to my friend that that was the trick. If you only open the door for attractive women, they catch on and you look like a jackass. If you hold open the door for unattractive women, or for men, or anyone within X feet, no one ever realizes what you're doing. Or, if they do, they don't mind as much.
Poll: Do you hold open doors?
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For my friends and GF. Sometimes, if I'm in a really good mood, I'll hold it open for strangers. If someone I dislike is behind me, I'll slam it in their face.
Usually. Unless too many fucking people pass or I'm in a hurry, then I just slip in and go my way.
I push it open far enough so the next person or two can come through, the rest is up to them. Unless it's a disabled or elderly person, in that case I'll help them through.
Always do. I live in a small-ish town, so "thank you"s are rarely neglected, and it's nice to hear that. Also, on some primal level perhaps, I like the feeling of making people feel indebted to me. 
Little shocked to see posts like "they've got working hands, they can open the door themselves"... while certainly true for the most part, essentially ignoring people behind you is frankly kinda douche-y. /:|
Little shocked to see posts like "they've got working hands, they can open the door themselves"... while certainly true for the most part, essentially ignoring people behind you is frankly kinda douche-y. /:|
My mother raised me to be nice to people, especially women. Actually, now that I think about it, I don't really hold doors open for men. You lucky ladies.
Yeah, it really depends on a few variables. Mostly, yes. Distance, my own personal load (do I have the arms available to open the door?), how many people are coming (I ain't gonna hold it open for, say, a whole room full of people). But yes. It's the polite thing to do.
It would be a social faux pas not to, surely.
It would be a social faux pas not to, surely.
It depends on how far behind me the person is. I'd say about 6 to 8 seconds is my usual cutoff point and I'll make sure the door is open when they get to it. I only stand aside and hold the door open if their hands are full or something. If their hands are free, I'll hold the door open behind me for them to follow through.
Of course.
It's the polite thing to do.
Although, I do get irritated when you let people through and they don't even register you're there.
I also have a '5-second' rule: If you're more than 5 seconds away from the door when I open it, I ain't keeping it open.
I'll make an exception if they're carrying lots of stuff.
It's the polite thing to do.
Although, I do get irritated when you let people through and they don't even register you're there.
I also have a '5-second' rule: If you're more than 5 seconds away from the door when I open it, I ain't keeping it open.
I'll make an exception if they're carrying lots of stuff.
i do if the next person is close enough, you'd be surprised how often people are surprised that you were polite to them. that little smile and thank you you get makes it all worth it. because you know you just made somebody's day a little better.
If the person behind me is within the distance of 6 yards, yes. Although, a few days ago I held the door for my friend when he was a 100 feet anyway. He felt obligated, so he ran the distance. What a great friend I am- secretly motivating my friend to loose weight
