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WWYD?
This morning DH dropped me off in front of my office (like he does every morning). My VP was rounding the corner and as I gathered my bags DH and VP exchanged waves. VP let himself in the door, and I thought he was going to hold the elevator for me... As I scanned my door card I watched the elevator door close. DH and I made eye contact and he just rolled his eyes.
I was quite offended, as was DH when he drove off. I think he should have held one door or the other for me because as I got to my floor I was seriously 5 steps behind him. It isn't like he was in a hurry or anything, we were both at least 30 minutes early.
Was this rude, or do I just expect too much? BTW, PG or not, I totally expect a door to be held by any man when a woman is that close behind them.
Re: WWYD?
Yeah. That's rude. I'd be irritated as hell, especially since he saw you and pretty much acknowledged that you were there. He could've waited 10 more seconds to hold the elevator. Sheesh.
Rude.
I agree that he should have held the door for you. It was rude, and like you said, he wasn't in a hurry.
I agree. He might have thought he was rushing you if he held the elevator for you, or he just really didn't notice that you were so close behind him. However, I think it's rude to not hold the door if someone is clearly directly behind you, whether they are male or female.
At least you avoided the awkwardness of elevator conversation!
Nope, an excuse, not a valid reason, he made eye contact as I walked through the front door and he closed the elevator door. It was rude and I was offended and feel even more validated at this point. There was seriously a car width and a sidewalk between me and the front door.
That is CRAZY! My neighbor is actually going to an ortho today because when she was wrestling with her kid at McD's play place. She actually fell while trying to get him out of a tunnel and said she felt like she was on the ground forever (but really only 5 minutes) and NO one came to help her.
Stuff like this saddens me, I attribute my husband's door opening to being raised by his g-parents (so thankful for that!). He always holds doors open until another man grabs it. Sometimes 15 or 20 people will follow us out or into a business before another man grabs the door.
My husband does this too, and I think it's for the same reason...he spent a lot of time with his grandparents growing up, and his grandpa is quite the gentleman. If it makes you feel any better, I kind of think chivalry might be making a comeback...at school, boys hold doors open for me and other female students all the time.