This week, we were challenged to do a task, or tasks, that normally falls into the stereotype of the opposite sex. So, instead of doing "girl things" I took on a "boy task."
When I went out to dinner with my boyfriend I decided to try my little experiment on him and see what his reaction would be.
When we got to the restaurant, I made a beeline for the door so that I could open it for him. He didn't like this. At all. He took the door from me and told me to go, but I told him to go ahead and I'd hold the door for him. To which he quickly replied "no" and gave me a little push through the door. Fail.
After dinner I decided to make another try for it. When the bill came I took it and started to get my money out to pay for dinner. He asked me if I wanted to split the bill and when I told him no, he said he would pay for dinner and I could just get the tip. Somewhat fail.
Finally when we left I tried to open the door for him again and failed. As we were walking toward his truck I decided I would give it one more try and started going to his side of the truck. He looked at me weird and asked what I was doing. When I told him I was going to open the truck door for him he laughed and said "I don't think so." He took my hand and led me to the passenger door and that was the end of that. Fail.
I learned from this challenge that people are, for the most part, stuck in the stereotypes that have been handed down to them. My boyfriend that it was weird that I was trying to do things for him that he normally does for me, and honestly...it felt a little weird to me too. I think some things are meant to stay as a boy, or girl, thing.
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