Define in your own words, what being a lady means to you.

[LadyEmeraude]

open topic.

 

[Pink Biz]

 

[LadyEmeraude]

Great song!

 

[LadyEmeraude]

I'm thinking that being a lady means to me many things.
One of them is being polite and making the people around me feel respected and special.

 

[CallMeKate]

To me, being a lady means having the right balance of velvet and steel... and knowing
when to bring each of them out.

 

[LadyEmeraude]

Knowing the ladylike things to say at the right time and in the right place

 

[dilettante]

 

[Mr. Ed]

 

[Capt Lightning]

I've heard a lady described as 'A woman who doesn't smoke, doesn't drink, and only swears if it slips out'

 

[Pinky]

Keeping your cool

 

[gruntlabor]

I'm thinking that being a lady means to me many things.
One of them is being polite and making the people around me feel respected and special.

You don't have to be a 'lady' to do those things. To me, a 'lady' is a description of the Elite, out of my league and beyond my ken.

 

[timoc]

Perry Como Live - Here's To My Lady​

 

[timoc]

Ladies?

Oh yes, ladies!!

Those fabulous creatures that can turn my head and make me walk into lamp-posts, who can make me feel totally wrong when I know that I'm right and who can know what I'm thinking before I even think it.
What would I do without them?

 

[MarkD]

To me a lady is the counterpart of a gentleman. Both are people with experience and discernment who act with decency toward others.

 

[Aunt Bea]

 

[OneEyedDiva]

A lady carries herself in a respectful manner and is not loud or vulgar. She dresses in a presentable (a word my mother used to use) fashion, even if she's in casual wear. Her wardrobe may also be classic and classy. Her clothes will not be too tight, revealing or gaudy. She has a pleasant demeanor and knows how to interact with others in social situations...or she may be shy and quiet, so does not draw attention to herself. You'll know a lady when you come across one.

 

[Trish]

Once upon a time the term "lady" was used for a woman of high social class. In more recent times it was seen as a polite way to refer to a woman. I remember hearing the term "ladylike" which generally meant the woman described was seen as polite and dignified.

Personally, I think it is now just another label which is often used to denigrate women who simply want to live without the constraints of being judged for the way they dress or choose to live their lives.

 

[officerripley]

Classism!

 

[Jocko]

Ladies work in the garden.

 

[Rose65]

It's a very good question. I do not know exactly, but I reckon we all know a lady when we meet one.

 

[Rose65]

Ladies work in the garden.

You surely mean walk in the garden? In a genteel fashion.

 

[debodun]

Not getting involved in bar fights.

 

[chic]

She would be noble in all things. Even helping to carry a dead body through the gallery.

 

[Olivia]

You know you're a lady when someone out in public yells out "Hey Lady"! and you turn around and look.

 

[carouselsilver]

A lady carries herself in a respectful manner and is not loud or vulgar. She dresses in a presentable (a word my mother used to use) fashion, even if she's in casual wear. Her wardrobe may also be classic and classy. Her clothes will not be too tight, revealing or gaudy. She has a pleasant demeanor and knows how to interact with others in social situations...or she may be shy and quiet, so does not draw attention to herself. You'll know a lady when you come across one.

My mother always cautioned me to never draw attention to myself. To me, a lady is respectful of others, polite, does not raise her voice to get her point across. I agree about dressing in a way that is not too revealing or gaudy.