You are walking toward the entrance to a building, and you notice a young lady roughly 20 yards behind you walking toward the same entrance.

Do you:

a. Keep walking as normal
b. Slow down so that you can hold the door for her
c. Speed up to avoid the awkward scenario where you have to decide whether she is close enough to reasonably hold the door; or
d. Pretend you forgot something in your car and walk away


And if you aren't sure, what pieces of information would you need to make an informed decision?

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I slow down or wait and hold the door.

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This, or don't slow down and still hold door

Depends on the race of the woman.

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I used to wait and hold the door all the time regardless of who was behind me. Nowadays though I purposely don't look behind me when approaching a door, hold it open after i pass through just for a sec in case anyone is in fact behind me, and then keep going on my way.

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Successful calls:

Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

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That's what I was thinking too.

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E) I slow down and wait for her to pass me and hold the door open for me.

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You never miss your wealth, till your well went dry
Seem like only yesterday, you were here smiling
Now you gone away, but I know you in a better place
No traces of you, what can I do?
Alone and confused

Does she grab her mace as you're standing there like a creep?

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By the way, your avatar is phenomenal.

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If cute, then b.

If not, then c.

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Ray Manzarek was the backbone and never gets the credit he deserves.

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20 yards? I'd throw a go route.

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You know me like that.

I was trying to think about how far it usually is. This scenario is something that bothers me. There's always that weird "should I or shouldn't I hold the door" scenario. Like vegan, I usually just don't look back anymore.

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See you're the creep because I was merely pointing out that holding the door open for another person can be reciprocated no matter the gender.
It should go both ways.

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You never miss your wealth, till your well went dry
Seem like only yesterday, you were here smiling
Now you gone away, but I know you in a better place
No traces of you, what can I do?
Alone and confused

I give it about 10 feet for anybody.

If I'm required to stand there to hold the door for more than 2 seconds, I'm moving on. They weren't that close.

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You know me like that.

I thought this was going to be about The Garage Door Dilemma.

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So we're talking about walking right up to the door. Stopping. Then waiting for the person behind you to open the door for you. Tell me how that wouldn't be awkward.

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This

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I never said that. I said I would slow down (without making it look obvious of course) then she passes me and wait to see if she holds the door open for me. Let's take a guess how many times the door would be held open?

Obviously I'm being obtuse for a reason, let's just say for the hell of it she's ahead of me and walks in before me, do you think she holds the door for me?

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You never miss your wealth, till your well went dry
Seem like only yesterday, you were here smiling
Now you gone away, but I know you in a better place
No traces of you, what can I do?
Alone and confused

I’m a door holder but 20 yards is pushing it. If they parked in front of a gas pump just to get a cup of coffee at Casey’s I hold the door closed.

They rarely do.

Unless your big dick energy is on full tilt.

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Always hold the door. This reminds her that she is still subject to the rules of patriarchy and has no say in whether she is allowed to open the door on her own or not.

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"All crowds boycotting football games shouldn't care who sings or takes a knee because they aren't watching." - Nas

If she's hot, no. They're usually entitled. A hefty gal might.

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Sad to say you're probably right. Unless you are like myself and just a strikingly handsome individual.

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You never miss your wealth, till your well went dry
Seem like only yesterday, you were here smiling
Now you gone away, but I know you in a better place
No traces of you, what can I do?
Alone and confused

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Was she operating a smartphone?

It's a factor.

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Sex isn't dirty, sex isn't a crime. It's a loving act between two or more consenting adults.

-Hank Kingsley

Unless its an old lady or a mom with young kids I'm not going to stop and hold the door like a doorman. I will open it for myself and then turn back to see if there is anyone coming and if they are within 5 or so seconds Ill keep it propped for them. If they are a 6 or above I'll keep extend it to 7 seconds. If they are a fat slob I decrease the time to 2 seconds.

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That's my purse! I don't know you!

That's where you went wrong. You look back and it's gonna get awkward or you're gonna be judged as an asshole. Don't look back and hold the door open perfunctorily and you're good - no awkwardness and you don't come off as an asshole.

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Successful calls:

Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

2013 CSFMB ROY

I'd ask Christine Blasey Ford to call her guy SPEEEEEEEEEEGS over at Feldco and just have a second door installed.
Problem solved.

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Just chillin' like Garret Quillin.

20 yards is a mound visit, essentially. And if I'm at home plate while anyone is at the top of the mound walking towards me, I keep on as though nobody was there. I run zone in those situations, but Curl/Hook sized stuff, not Deep Half or Third.

Two metaphors. Fight me.