How To Treat a Lady in Public

This is a little lesson on the topic of Social Etiquette that some of us guys can make do with. According to Charles Shedd treating a woman in public is almost as, if not more important than treating her at home. Over the years he has been adding to this list to make “her” first class at home and classier outside.

Here is the list:

1. When you enter the room, take her arm and come in smiling. If you look happy, she will, and God knows the world needs some encouragement.
2. Walk proud! Act like you’re thinking “How could I be so fortunate?” If you stick out your chest she will too. Most women look better that way.
3. Say something nice when you introduce her. This is good practice and it lifts her spirits. If you make her feel good, you feel good also.
4. When you sit down to dinner, hold her chair! Then pat her on the shoulder and smile. Keep smiling till she looks up. She’ll soon catch on and it’ll become a ritual. This is a very good thing.
5. When the conversation lags, ask her a question! Be sure to choose one that she can answer. Make it one of her favourite subjects and always wait for her reply. Never forget, smart people make others feel smart.
6. Never, and I mean never, fuss over little points in her story. Who cares whether the roses were true pink or faded red? If she’s all wrong, somebody else can set her straight. But not you.
7. After dinner, if you get separated, look up for her once in a while. Be sure she is pleasantly situated. Tell her you missed her and is she alright?
8. When you are ready to go, hold her coat, take her arm, and open the car door for her! Not many men do and she knows it. This makes her somebody special.
9. On the way home take her hand and tell her how proud you were to have her along. A very good procedure. It pays off later.
10. Sometimes when you’re with her mother alone, tell her how much you appreciate her daughter. No woman alive could keep this to herself and nothing does more for your wife than a compliment paying sideways! (Use this at own discretion, own emphasis)

- Letters to Philip on how to treat a woman

All the best guys!