Chivalry

I think chivalry has been abused, and often good intentions are misunderstood. Today I held a door open at the library for three ladies and a gentleman as I exited. The first lady must have thought I was going to walk straight through and pushed the door further open crushing my thumb between the glass and concrete--painful yes, and funny as well, however more then that I believe it speaks to this idea; the lady assumed I was going to be an ass and not hold the door, and as such my good intention ended up with a throbbing digit.