In our chaotic world, everyone appreciates a little civility.
Now, more than ever, it pays to be a gentleman — admired by men for your ease in every situation and by women for your worldly ways.
A gentleman's manners are always impeccable. He dresses appropriately for any occasion, knows instinctively how to treat women, acts his age and is always fun to be around.
Yes, a gentleman follows some established rules. But in a revised and expanded edition of How To Be A Gentleman (Thomas Nelson, 160 pp. $14.99)author John Bridges insists that gentlemanly behavior is not about do's and don't's; it's about common sense and courtesy.
Take away even a few of Bridges' pointers, and your friends, lovers and business partners will be impressed.
A gentleman . . .
1. Keeps to the right, whether he is walking on a sidewalk, down a hallway or on the stairs.
2. . . . does not attempt to walk and send text messages simultaneously.
3. . . . waits for a woman to initiate a social kiss. If she leans toward him, he turns his cheek toward her lips. And when she graces him with a light, brushing kiss, he doesn't dawdle in accepting it.
4. . . . doesn't wipe away a lipstick smudge in the presence of the woman who planted it on him. He bears it, even if briefly, as a badge of honor, wiping it away later with a handkerchief.
5. . . . waits until a lady at the table lifts her fork before he takes his first bite.
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