Reply To: Ladies First – Is it respectful or not?

Person1: I seriously thought you meant the energy spent arguing here :).

I don’t consider you to be condescending – I have always found you to be very nice, polite, and respectful.

I hear your point of view, but I do think it’s important – now arguing about that may be a waste of time, and something I certainly don’t have the energy for right now 🙂

If someone thinks about it ahead of time, when he/she is not in the situation, they won’t have to think too much when they are.

There is a tznius issue involved, I think, since letting the lady go first can possibly mean walking behind her.