i've been stealth for about a year now, and i've found that most men fold at the slightest bit of pushback from another man. especially if you were on good terms before then, and ESPECIALLY if you frame their behavior as weird or uncool. they're sheep. they aren't gonna do shit
i think ppl are missing the point. Chivalry (good, sexy) is different than being overly polite (e.g. over-apologizing, overly thanking, being afraid of taking up space).