Do guys still use the "car door" test?

You mean some ladies don’t do that in this situation? Thought that was just common courtesy.

I use it, because the electric locks don’t work on my car. But I think because of remotes it has fallen out of use by anyone with a car less than 15 years old.

My ex never did it. But my last sweetie did to the point she considered it an honor to do so.

^^ Good point about remote locks, @zenvelo! Guess I sorta dated myself there… lol

The car door test is still around, but it has evolved.

The way it works now, is you open the door for her to get out, and if she just throws one leg to the side revealing that she has nothing on under her miniskirt, you throw her back. But if she swivels both legs round and gets out without exposing her self and does not smell of booze, she is a keeper.

I wouldn’t think to unlock the door. Pretty much all cars produced in the last 10 years if the passenger door is unlocked the driver’s side is. When you hit the open button on the remote key thingy either both doors unlock at once, or you have to push unlock twice, and then both are open.

I do thank him for opening my door and helping me in or out of the car. I also sometimes get out of the car if we stop to get gas, so he isn’t alone out there.

I’m not aware of any modern cars that don’t have central locking these days, which makes the test invalid. The driver’s door is already unlocked.

I have a friend who unlocks my door and he has a relic so the power button has failed. But I don’t open his door. By the time I get settled and am reaching over he is already there. It is also a bigger cab so I have to wiggle ungraciously to reach.

There is another test. When I drive I occasionally unlock his door first, my keyring unlock failed and I was going to replace it with an autostart but haven’t, it’s not a habit I am used to driving alone a lot. It is not just something I do for males though, I will do it for whomever depending on what side of the vehicle I reach first and if I remember.

Another test is whomever makes it to the door first holds the door open for the other.

If the entry is doubled.. Arctic entries are very common in Alaska and power doors tend to be glitchy in extreme cold so alot of them are pull.

One will get the first door the person who gets to enter the first door then holds it open for the other. Reasonable, efficient, thoughtful and not sexist.

Basically those are just a few examples of courteous thoughtful behavior. Which should be a tool in gauging whether or not you want a relationship with them.

So, I thought about this yesterday when I was in the car and even if my car had the old pull up locks, I would not have been able to reach without considerable effort. I am way down in a bucket seat with my skirt and high heels on. In fact, because I was dressed like that is why my husband helped me in to begin with. Back in the day of the bank seat I could slide over. And about those seats, I don’t even get how teens make-out in cars anymore. It isn’t like the old days with the Oldsmobile 98 and Ford LTD where you basically had a sofa in your car. LOL.

After he opened the door for me, I used to really like reaching over and opening his door for him from the inside. Is that worth extra points? ;-)

@La_chica_gomela Yes! Bonus points! and bonus lurve! GA!

I think I must have failed this test quite often. I think it is awkward to have to lean over and fumble for the lock. The guy already has his key out, so what’s the big deal with unlocking it himself?

I also always forget to ask people if they want a ride when I see them out walking. I guess it is because I come from the suburbs where everyone has a car and if you want to drive you do, and if you want to walk you do. I assume that if someone is walking and they don’t want to be, they will ask for a ride. BTW, I realize this is not the norm!