All one has to do is spend one weekend in the famed UD student neighborhood for this to be blatantly obvious. I do not know if it is because men are afraid by it or women do not care for it, but it is slowly dying away.

I purposely say "men" instead of "boys" because there is a difference between boys and men. For instance, there are far too many boys on campus that think they are men just because they do not live at home. That is wrong. One becomes a man through his maturity and through his actions, not simply by having his apron strings cut. College is not a free pass to act like children every weekend or everyday as is the case for some people.

To be chivalrous is not an easy thing to follow. Perhaps that is why so few men incorporate it into their life. It is far easier to go to a party and hook up with a drunken girl than to go after a woman who is well worth the effort. I myself have felt the pain of losing opportunity with "the woman" because I did what I thought was right, instead of what I wanted to do. If you cannot be true with yourself, what chance is there to be true to others? That is part of what it is to be chivalrous; to do what is morally right, even when it is difficult to do.

Some may argue that feminists killed chivalry. They view it as a man's duty to protect a woman, hence a sign of weakness on the woman's part. While this may have been true in the medieval ages; in today's world, this part of chivalry is more of a sign of respect between the sexes - respect that is still badly needed. However, this does not mean that women do not share in the blame. By lowering their standards to avoid being alone, they have directly caused men to change their behavior.

What makes me sad is that I seem to be one of the few that still cares to uphold this characteristic. People know about it but are either intimidated by doing it, too frustrated by it or simply do not see the point of it. If you think I am wrong, then prove it through your actions and not through your words. Otherwise, chivalry is truly dead on campus, and everyone is to blame.