A survey by Socked.co.uk, which helps gentlemen dress well and offers free tips in etiquette, claims most women see themselves as independent and do not expect token acts of kindness like giving up a seat on a packed bus or carrying shopping bags.

Mark Hall, Gentleman Creation Officer for the website said: “Men’s standards have slipped so far over recent years that any offer of chivalry from a gentleman knocks a woman off their guard and is viewed with outright suspicion.

“Does an offer of goodwill have to be taken the wrong way?

“If men upped their game across the board good manners would be back on the agenda once again.

We’ve forgotten about good behaviour and it’s high time gentlemen stood up to be counted – especially on a crowded bus.”

The results said a huge 82 per cent of women preferred to pay for their dinner on a first date and 52 per cent claimed they would happily pay for entire bill.

Men who think women are lumbering heavy shopping bags around should think twice because 89 per cent would not accept an offer to help.

78 per cent would not accept a coat from a man on a cold day; only 34 per cent of women said they expect men to open doors for them and 8 per cent said they would take up the offer of a seat if a man offered.

But you can’t get away with everything, 98 per cent of women said they would like to be bought flowers. Some things never change.

A survey by Socked.co.uk, which helps gentlemen dress well and offers free tips in etiquette, claims most women see themselves as independent and do not expect token acts of kindness like giving up a seat on a packed bus or carrying shopping bags.

Mark Hall, Gentleman Creation Officer for the website said: “Men’s standards have slipped so far over recent years that any offer of chivalry from a gentleman knocks a woman off their guard and is viewed with outright suspicion.

“Does an offer of goodwill have to be taken the wrong way?

“If men upped their game across the board good manners would be back on the agenda once again.

We’ve forgotten about good behaviour and it’s high time gentlemen stood up to be counted – especially on a crowded bus.”

The results said a huge 82 per cent of women preferred to pay for their dinner on a first date and 52 per cent claimed they would happily pay for entire bill.

Men who think women are lumbering heavy shopping bags around should think twice because 89 per cent would not accept an offer to help.

78 per cent would not accept a coat from a man on a cold day; only 34 per cent of women said they expect men to open doors for them and 8 per cent said they would take up the offer of a seat if a man offered. But you can’t get away with everything, 98 per cent of women said they would like to be bought flowers. Some things never change.