Men are getting mixed signals. On the one hand, they are being told that women want to be treated as equals, that they are starting to have more spending power and status in society, which means that men attempting to do things for them is condescending, unwelcomed and outdated. On the other hand, men are being told that being a man means being a gentleman and the main way to show respect to the opposite sex is through chivalry. Because those two messages conflict, men are justifiably lost.
