Netflix and chill, texting, dating apps and really just our generation is killing chivalry and it's up to us to keep it alive. Our eyes are attracted to our phone screens like magnets. I'm guilty of it and so are you. Every time I put my phone down I'm repetitively checking it just one more time because I swear I thought it vibrated. Dating has turned into meeting people online and tuning into the newest original Netflix series on the couch. There is no adventure and I believe that's why so many relationships are failing. Today, dating is boring and much less than respectful.

While I want equal rights for women everywhere, I do believe there is still to be a standard to dating. Maybe it's because of the way I was raised and the way I watched my dad behave as a man but I want to be treated like a lady and I expect that. I'm not being a brat or needy I'm simply sticking to my expectations of what I believe dating should be and that's the old fashioned way. Here are the things I think need to happen to keep chivalry alive when it comes to dating.

1. Ask for/accept a real date.

Here, I will help you.

Do:

Boy: "I would love to take you out Friday evening for a nice dinner and good conversation. Are you free?"

Girl: "How is seven o'clock?"

Don't:

Boy: "Sup, wanna Netflix and chill Wednesday. I'm going out with the boys this weekend so take it or leave it."

Girl: "No."

Vuala!

2. Pick her up/be picked up.

I understand meeting each other out at the specified location if there was a skeptical way the two of you met like via social media or dating apps, but otherwise, the man should be picking you up. Meeting each other doesn't qualify as a date. It provides room for both people wanting to be fashionably late and way too many nerves.

This doesn't just go for the first dates ladies and gentleman, keep it going throughout your relationship. If you go to the mall together and it's pouring rain, drop that sweet girl off at the door and let yourself get wet. My dad did it and I believe every man should. It doesn't get more gentleman than that.

3. Open the door/wait for an open door.

Seriously. Open the damn door for her. I mean how difficult is it to take a couple extra steps around the car or in front of her to open the door? It's an immediate way to start off on the right foot. I continuously see men saying "If she wants equal rights then she should be opening her own door because I open my own door." Idiot.

And ladies, stand there until he opens it for you. There are lessons to be learned. If he's wondering why you're standing outside of the car while he's ready to put it in drive, let him pull away because you actually deserve an open door.

4. Pick up the check/quit going dutch.

Here is the thing, most men cannot cook. If you are a man who can cook I apologize for this generalization but I've never dated a man who can cook. The reason I mention this is because men take women to dinner and most women in turn cook for their men.

When you take her to dinner and you're itching for her to pay this time check your pants and put out your card. Your turn is when you're out to dinner because her turn was all of those days last week she cooked for you. Trust me, it evens out.

5. Plan something.

There is nothing more frustrating than a man wanting to go out with a woman and having absolutely no creativity to plan a date. Chances are if you've asked her out you know enough about her to know something she would enjoy doing. So, refrain from saying, "What should we do?"

Take her to a shooting range or to visit an animal shelter. Show her something you like to do for fun. It doesn't all need to be the pressure of dinner. Honestly, believe it or not, women are quite simple species when it comes to entertainment.

6. Stop texting and just call.

If you can't ask in person call her and ask her out. It shows a lot of character and manliness. Also, you don't need to text all day. You won't have anything to talk about at dinner if you've exhausted everything during the day through iMessages.

7. Go to her door.

When you've arrived at her place don't text her and say, "Here." Go to her door and knock. You agreed to seven o'clock so she'll be expecting you. It'll be a sublime change of pace to open a knock from a man rather than open a text from a boy. I realize that a numerous amount of things have gone out of style in recent years but a doorbell isn't one of them.

8. Compliments, compliments, compliments.

She wasn't sure of the surprise plans you made or what to wear so she panicked and spent hours changing. Make all of it worth it and pay her a compliment. She may blush, she may huff and puff at herself that she hates her outfit but she will internally appreciate it.

9. Kiss her goodnight.

Even if the night didn't go as expected and neither party is further interested in a repeat, a gentlemanly kiss on the cheek will go a long way. It is the polite thing to do to show that you appreciated the evening spent together although it won't happen again. Who knows, maybe she'll set you up with her roommate.