walking on a sidewalk with a girl question..

[bisqit999 0]

I am told that its the right way to walk with a girl if I walk on the side closest to the street....I never heard of this rule until I moved to the city. (probably because where I am from there isn't much walking going on). What is the reason for this rule? Why is it the chivalrous thing to do? How does one transition from the left side of the girl to the other if you cross the street?

I follow these rules but I don't understand them...PLEASE HELP AND EXPLAIN.....I JUST DON"T GET IT!!!

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I am told that its the right way to walk with a girl if I walk on the side closest to the street....I never heard of this rule until I moved to the city. (probably because where I am from there isn't much walking going on). What is the reason for this rule? Why is it the chivalrous thing to do? How does one transition from the left side of the girl to the other if you cross the street?

I follow these rules but I don't understand them...PLEASE HELP AND EXPLAIN.....I JUST DON"T GET IT!!!

Makes sense. That way we take the brunt of a splash, drive by shooting, whatever.

cavete terrae.

[mr2mk1g 10]

You take the splash or the force of the passing omnibus. (yes it's an old rule).

I still adhere to it as I'm sure do many. It is the polite thing to do, just as it is the polite thing to hold doors for people etc. It's not gone un-noticed or un-rewarded in the past.

I tend to deftly transition from one side to the other by taking a slightly slower step and moving slightly behind my partner before stepping over to her other side. I may do this with my hand ever so lightly touching the small of their back - so they know where I am without having to look and thus drawing attention to what I'm doing.

Don't make it obvious - it'll simply make the girl feel odd. I think it's probably worse to do it in an obvious manner than it is simply to not do it.

The best way is simply to move from one side to the other as part of the turn to cross the road - kind of like the way planes flying in formation will turn across one another during a turn.

[dixieskydiver 0]

Someone told me part of it is ancient custom that if your woman is walking closer to the street it means she is for sale or something. But then again I will believe most anything I hear or read. Mostly I think it's to take the brunt of splashing and what not.

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[MikeJD 0]

I was brought up to do this too, and I reckon I still habitually do it without really thinking about it.

There aren't too many drive-by shootings in my neck of the woods, but I think as others have said it's to protect your lady friend from being splashed and stuff. It also means you're more likely to be the one taken out when some drunk driver swerves off the road!

[pwln 0]

I think it USED to be, The man walked by the buildings so the girl would not get chamber pot ick poured on her. Now I guess it's the car - puddle thing.

[Ashtanga 0]

If a car was to run off the road it would be the man that got hit. Therefore a man shows his love by dying for his lady. Isn't it romantic? Don't you think?

[BillyVance 35]

I've also heard that while a man walks between his woman and the street, he crosses over to the other side when passing alleys, so he takes the brunt of a robbery or flasher or something...

By the way, nice avatar!

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By the way, nice avatar!

Thanks. I watched The Seven Year Itch last night and it invoked my love for Marilyn again.

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[benforde 0]

In Paris, it's seriously impolite to walk on the building side.
It's a protection thing, keep her away from harm, cars splashing dog shit and so on by always being between her and the street.

[RastaRicanAir 0]

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You take the splash or the force of the passing omnibus. (yes it's an old rule).

I tend to deftly transition from one side to the other by taking a slightly slower step and moving slightly behind my partner before stepping over to her other side. I may do this with my hand ever so lightly touching the small of their back - so they know where I am without having to look and thus drawing attention to what I'm doing.

Don't make it obvious - it'll simply make the girl feel odd.

uhhh...pssstt That DOES make it obvious. EVERYTHING we think we're being smooth about is obvious to a woman. And they don't mind, as long as we don't MENTION it. They dig all that chivalrous stuff as long as we keep it natural.
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[Ashtanga 0]

I was walking along the sidewalk the other night and I went over a vent. My white skirt started blowing up and I had to hold it down or people would of seen my panties.

[benforde 0]

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I was walking along the sidewalk the other night and I went over a vent. My white skirt started blowing up and I had to hold it down or people would of seen my panties.

your 'lone ranger' tighty whities?

[prepheckt 0]

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I was walking along the sidewalk the other night and I went over a vent. My white skirt started blowing up and I had to hold it down or people would of seen my panties.

I forgot, was that grate scene in a movie? I have no idea.

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your 'lone ranger' tighty whities?

he he he...