I deserve the princess treatment when Im out with my husband tradwife haters dont understand, but I feel special

With just two words, Courtney Palmer, a stay-at-home mom and housewife, sparked debate about chivalry, common courtesy and gender roles in modern relationships.On June 21, the 37-year-old posted a TikTok to her account, @jojoejoelle, that garnered over 4.5 million views — and plenty of critical comments.In the nearly six-minute-long video, Palmer details what she has divisively labeled the “princess treatment.”“If I am at a restaurant with my husband, I do not talk to the hostess, I do not open any doors, and I do not order my own food,” she said.

She also addressed minutiae, like what to do at the coat check, at the valet, and at the host stand when your husband is checking on the reservation.“It’s giving cult or hostage situation,” wrote one hater.Apparently anticipating the wave of criticism while filming the video, Palmer said: “This isn’t out of, like, a … ‘I’m better than them, or I don’t need to talk to them.’ It’s not in any sense like you’re better than the [staff].“You’re just letting your husband lead and be masculine,” she declared.“He made the reservation, he’s taking you out — let him do the logistics.

You’re just being a princess, you’re not being hoity-toity; you’re just letting him take care of it,” she explained.Once the comments calling her out for being rude rolled in, Palmer took to the replies to elaborate.“Of course, I say ‘thank you’ and smile to whoever is serving us, etc.

I’m not mute the entire evening out.I’m talking about two very small interactions the whole night,” she wrote.

“You don’t ignore the hostess if they speak directly to you.”The gendered element of the relationship dynamics involved in her “princess treatment” came up again later in the video.“The most elegant, lovely women are often soft-spoken and don’t overspeak,” she said.“They’re not loud.

You’re not going to be laughing loudly, talking loudly, or demanding the attention of the ...