A few nights ago, my roommate and I were watching “Sex and the City.” It was the one that was all about the girls’ “white knights.”

As I was watching this, I thought to myself, “Since when did ‘white knights’ become practically extinct?”

My best friend is a guy and he is one of only a few gentlemen left in the world. He always holds the door open for a girl, he’ll open my car door for me, and he has other traditional “gentlemanly” qualities.

Now, what I want to know is this: where are the rest of the world’s gentlemen? Isn’t the South known for its Southern Boys?

I mean, honestly, I’m an independent girl. I don’t care if someone doesn’t hold my door open; I don’t need someone to take care of me. In fact, I really don’t like it if someone takes care of me. It makes me a little uncomfortable. But at the same time, I want my white knight.

I understand that women want equal rights. I’m all for equal rights in every way, but just because we want equal rights doesn’t mean gentlemen have to disappear.

It would be nice if every once in a while guys didn’t think it necessary to play games and just were up front with a girl. Isn’t that what a gentleman does?

I feel like the disappearance of the true gentleman is okay at a certain level. I think it has forced us women to become independent, and I honestly love my independence. But really, Mr. White Knight, where are you hiding? If you are reading this, please find me.

Because, sometimes, a girl just needs someone to rescue her.

Nicolette Schleisman is a sophomore journalism major. She can be reached for comment at [email protected].