I'm glad chivalry is dead. Waging endless war against the infidels gets tiring and sometimes I want to kick back in my slippers and watch "Orange Is the New Black".

There, I made the mandatory "Chivalry was an ancient code of combat" joke are you happy? Can I continue?

As I'm sure we've all heard at some point "Chivalry is dead. There are no real men anymore. Blah blah blah blah blah." Well allow me to shed some light on why this is a good thing.

First off, sorry to break any bubbles, but the general male population will more or less meld into whatever culture women deem acceptable for dating. 60 years ago it was being a straight edged bread winner, 40 years ago it was about being a counter- cultural rebel, and now it's about being a loud, peacock-ing tool and that's not our fault. I guarantee you that if tomorrow, every single woman decided that they would only start dating bookish introverts then every single tank top wearing frat bro would immediately ditch his attire and attitude for a poetry book and turtleneck. The problem with that said scenario though is it wouldn't be real. How does a girl tell whether the shy introverted guy that was the decided upon ideal man was a real shy introvert or just some dude melding with society in order to be attractive to women?

True there was a time when chivalrous acts were considered the normal standard for men but the truth is there were a lot more fake chivalry. Men held doors because it's what got them a second date, men bought flowers because it got them a kiss, men stood up for their woman because it got them into bed. Not because any of those things were the right thing to do, but because there was an ulterior goal.

However, and here's where it matters ladies, you should be rejoicing that chivalry is dead because that means it's no longer the norm. So when you meet a guy that gives you flowers, holds open doors, and stands up for you it's not for some ulterior societal motive. What you found is true blue honest to goodness chivalry and although it may be harder to find, that's because there's a lot less fakers out there.