‘He’s a grown man, much bigger than me, not carrying anything’ : Entitled, empty-handed man yells at woman for not holding the door for him while she’s juggling three huge bags and a dog

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Nov 24, 2025 12:00 PM EST

Some moments really sum up city living. They say chivalry is long gone, but this story proves some guys want to erase any memory that it ever existed. One person is hauling three bags big enough to move cross-country, plus wrangling a small dog, all while trying to wedge through a heavy glass door using only pure willpower and whatever spare shoulder strength is left. Ten feet away, a man is casually strolling toward the door, hands free and leash in hand, and decides this is his moment for chivalry in reverse.

He watches the struggle, then hits peak entitlement by shouting, "Thanks for holding the door," with enough sarcasm to fill the elevator lobby. Apparently, being a grown man with zero objects in his arms means the world should constantly revolve around his convenience. Confronted, he doubles down and still expects a tiny woman, buried under laundry mountains, to cater to his royal entrance.

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  • Man gets upset I didn’t hold the door for him while I was carrying three bags

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  • I was getting into a building garage from the elevator lobby carrying THREE GIGANTIC BAGS full of heavy clothing and stuff + my little dog.
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  • I open the heavy glass door by leaning on it with my body to get into the garage and about 10 ft away, I see a young guy in his late 20s or 30s walking up towards me with his dog but otherwise hands free.
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  • As we pass each other, he yells "thanks for holding the door for me!" sarcastically. I turn around and asked him to repeat himself and shamelessly he bitches again complaining how I didn't hold the door open for him.
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  • I yelled "dude! I'm carrying a bunch of stuff!" and he continued to complain. I angrily yelled "wtf is wrong with you!
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  • Why don't you learn how to open your own door, PRINCESS!!" and he passively muttered something and
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  • The comeback is instant and direct. Princess is advised to figure out how doors work while juggling his own dignity. The man clearly did not expect to be called out or for the volume to go up. He starts mumbling as soon as someone fires back, voice shrinking by the syllable.

  • I don't think he expected me to actually confront him and yell at him and as soon as I started raising my voice his voice got smaller.
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  • Mind you he's a grown man, much bigger than me, not carrying anything besides holding his dog's leash in one hand.
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  • I'm a petite woman hauling 3 heavy bags and was barely even able to open the door for myself.
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  • He was also about 10 ft away walking toward the me when I came through the door, it wasn't as if he was right behind me.
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  • So basically did this male princess expected me spot him from far away and to hold the door for him while he slowly walked up to the door.
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  • Nothing about this scene makes sense, except maybe the reminder that some people would rather perform outrage than lift a finger. If the roles were reversed, of course help would be given, but this is classic performative helplessness in action. When the bar for decency is set below carrying your own weight, that is officially a princess moment. City survival means learning not to carry heavy expectations along with everything else.

  • If it was the other way round, and I had seen him struggling with lots of bags, I'd have opened the door for him.
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  • Honestly, how do some people become this entitled?
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  • _throwaway_825999 That kind of behavior explains why young men are not getting dates but instead sitting in the basement bitching about how terrible women are.
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  • OP cloud0657 Yup, I wouldn't be surprised this this guy was part of some incel community
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  • No_Arugula8915 If his hands were full of heavy packages and hers empty, I could understand his grumble. However, that wasn't the case and he should learn some manners.
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  • OP cloud0657 Definitely. If the situation was reversed, I'd have run up to get the door for him.
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  • MelodicPaws Yep, I was walking my dog the other month and I saw an older lady with 2 bags, she kept stopping and putting them down for a short rest. So I walked her home carrying the bags and my dogs lead. It's just common courtesy, and showed me I'm not the absolute asshole I often think I am, at least not all the time!
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  • OP cloud0657 You seem like a good person! I'm sure you made the old lady's day much brighter with your act of kindness.
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  • Arlaneutique Had that been me, also a petite woman, I would've yelled for you to hold on so I could get the door for you. I would've never thought you should've got it for me.
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  • OP cloud0657 Aww thank you for saying that it's always nice to know there are kind people like you and chivalry isn't dead.
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  • OZFOX42 Once again, this is yet another case where good manners cost nothing but apparently don't exist with some people. If it were me and I saw that you had your hands full and couldn't open a door I would gladly step up and hold it open for you so you can be on your way quickly and happily. That's what someone with moral integrity does. I was always taught that if someone needs help with something, but doesn't come right out and ask for it, OFFER IT. That person can either decline the offer o
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  • OP cloud0657 I totally agree. Being kind and courteous doesn't cost anything and it's really about living with integrity. Similarly to you, if I see someone who needs help, I'll be happy to help just because I'm there at that moment.
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  • thejovo59 Carrying a baby and a small grocery bag, cast on other arm. Once I struggled and got the door to the pharmacy opened, a Karen jumped in front of me and brightly said "thanks!" I really wish I had the wits about me in the moment so I could tear her a new one. A bitch was left speechless though.
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  • OP cloud0657 Wow the audacity. Some people are so self centered that they either have selective vision or just don't care that you were holding a baby and a bag with a broken arm.
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  • Brua_G I was on the commuter train and a young couple approached a single empty seat. They were maybe 18-20. Good looking, stylishly dressed. The guy just plops down in the seat, playing on his phone. The woman just stood there, holding the bar. She had a look of mild exasperation. Finally two seats opened up so they moved to them, but he never looked up from his phone game.
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  • OP cloud0657 Good grief, is that what women in their 20s are dealing with nowadays. It's the parents' fault for raising selfish young persons like that.
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  • missyru4 Yes this has become more prevelent lately. I had a young man follow me through a parking lot in his giant red neck truck to yell at me. It was a bad choice on his part. It seems like I've gone from being hit on constantly in my youth to being harassed and intimidated by the same men that used to hit on me!
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  • OP cloud0657 That's crazy! Stay safe out there
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  • Routine Vast2199 girl that man wanted u to drop everything and bow like he's royalty. u did nothing wrong. grown men can open their own doors.
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  • OP cloud0657 For real. Even if I had, he'd have complained that I didn't bring a red carpet to roll out for him
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  • Initial-Ad9789 Obviously he is a princess and not a true man. A good man would have saw and ran up to help hold the door if not ask if you needed help as well. I do not understand why men think they can be rude and nasty to women and it's ok.
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  • OP cloud0657 For real! I was just minding my own business and trying to get to my car
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