this thought just occured to me

Life is full of double standards, but none more prevalent than in the way men and women treat each other.

If 3 men ask the same woman out on a date, she can agree to go out with all 3 men at a time. After all, any woman has the right to know each man better before deciding which men is the right one for her. And so the 3 men, despite knowing they are not the only person chasing after her, still happily agree to this multi-date concept. They do not feel insulted they are “just another date” but, in fact, feel happy they are on a level playing field with the other rivals in love.

But if we turn the tables around and I give a scenario where a man asks 3 different women out on a date, I’m positive every woman would feel disgusted. No woman would like it. The man is obviously some insincere playboy who only treats women as objects; toys to play with. The idea that the man is simply trying to know each woman better before deciding which woman is right for him is simply unheard of. Why do women think it’s ok to go out with 3 different men yet not be willing to accept 1 man dating 3 different woman?

Another double standard is the idea of being “gentlemanly”. If a woman is having trouble opening the door, I should leap to help her. That’s the gentlemanly thing to do. On the other hand, if we reverse the situation and it is a man having trouble opening the door, a woman can’t help the man open the door. That would be hurt his male ego. Why do men think it’s perfectly right to help women, yet feel hurt or even insulted when women help them in the exact same scenario?

Well, at least there’s one thing that is similar across both genders. And that is: both genders are just so hard to understand. =)