Note to men everywhere: stop doing push-ups and start improving your manners. You may think your abs are what women want, but they want you to open the door for them.

A 2012 survey found that of 1,500 single Canadian women between 18 and 40 years old, more than half prefer gentlemanly looks and an attractive physique. Although feminism is obviously at the forefront of the modern woman’s mind, women like the idea of ​​being taken out, wined and dined, and footing the bill like men. I used to do in the days of yore.

That’s right: courtship is an old-fashioned quality that is alive and well in the hearts of women around the world.

Women want you to open the door for them.and they want you to call them beautiful, and for men to see them as they see them, and not just as someone they might get lucky with later.

We can all agree that the dating game has changed, especially in the last twenty years. Someone can find a date in 15 seconds if their heart really desires it. Gone are the days of approaching friendly strangers in coffee shops and staying up late just talking.

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According to the survey, more than half of women still expect the man to ask them out (59%), open the door (54%) and pay for the first date (51%).

Even more surprising is that women aged 25 to 35 have never I tried to find love online.. Still, technology plays an important role when it comes to finding love. 52% of respondents said they use Facebook to check out potential dates, 43% admitted to texting explicit things, and 27% said they had emailed or sent scandalous photos.

Another YouGov poll claims that 35% of people agree that a man should pay on the first date, and that 40% of men also voted that way. I can’t remember the last time I was on a date and the guy even held the door for me, and the only man I’ve ever met who gets up every time I leave or return to the table is my dad, and only when we’re at a restaurant.

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Honestly, I’m surprised every time a stranger opens a door for me or even steps aside to let me enter a building first. I stand there, confused and surprised, wondering if there is a hidden camera somewhere nearby to capture my reaction.

The concept of good manners in today’s society, exhibited by both men and women, seems practically non-existent. People’s lives often move too quickly to worry about decency and ego triumphs over everything others.

However, if we could all slow down, reevaluate how we treat each other, and Use the manners our parents taught us.The world would be a much nicer place. And according to this survey, men would date more.

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Amanda Chatel is an essayist, lifestyle and intimacy health writer, focusing on relationships, women’s reproductive rights and mental health. His bylines have appeared in Harper’s Bazaar, The Atlantic, Forbes, Livingly, Mic, The Bolde, Huffington Post and others.