How to be a damsel in distress

Okay ladies, let’s talk about how to make sure you do not overstep your feminine boundaries too far in this age of female empowerment. I know, I know, we women have all been silently trained since birth on what to do and how to act but it seems there are some who have forgotten their training. Allow me a few minutes to remind you of the basics.

Here’s an easy one: If you walk up to a door and there is a man (any man is fine) within five steps behind you, social protocol demands you wait patiently for the man to catch up, open the door and hold it while you walk through.

Yes, I realise you are more than physically capable of opening the