The correct answer is 16 paces. NEXT ISSUE

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Slow down and let them walk past so they have to hold the door for YOU.

As a chronic over-holder, I can add that some people feel an obligation to rush toward the door if they are kind of far away and you are waiting for them with the door. This adds even more awkwardness.

Hold time (in seconds) = W + P/D + G*(X-1)

W = Door weight (measured in stones)
P = Pace of next person (measured in furlongs per fortnight)
D = Distance between arriving person and door (in mm)
G = Gender of next person (female=1, male=0)
X = Hotness of next person (scale of 1-10)

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Holding the door is a courtesy, not an obligation. I wouldn't feel bad about not doing it, especially in an age where people are touchy about equal rights.

I say that as someone who almost always holds the door. It's a nice thing to do. The world could stand to have a little more nice in it.

And God forbid you don't make some effort to say thank you.

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Swarbrick is the door holder, Kelly is the door, and the fan base (drink) gets collectively smacked in the face when the door swings shut just as we get there?

I'm with KGB. Unless I'm really in a hurry or feeling antisocial, in which case, I'll do everything in my power to pretend I didn't see them and get out of the radius of direct eye contact before they make it to the door.

is the amount of time that it takes for the door to close if you swing it all the way out as you enter. Assuming it's at least a beat or two longer than that, you're off the hook. So it shall be written, so it shall be danced.

I may be the weird one here, but I tend to view someone waiting a little too long to hold a door for me as more detriment than benefit. And I say that as a proud, card-carrying door-holder.

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Are you or have you ever been creepy?

If they can't get there by the count of 3, that's too long. Obviously, there are exceptions to the rule, like if that person is carrying boxes. Then it's a count of 10.

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pornography. If it is on Ted Cruz's twitter feed, it is probably porn. Wait, what was the question again?

For you to join someone in the same partition as them? I love to do the shuffle step right up behind someone.

To answer your question, 10 paces.

I swear that was a Seinfeld episode. I'm probably wrong though.

EDIT: Like all of life, it's conditional and humanistic. If you look and see somebody and they have both hands full, hold the door even if they're 15-20 paces back. If you look and they're 20 paces back lollygagging, let the door shut. If they are 10 paces and racing, hold the door. If they catch your eye and smile, hold the door. If they fired your friend a few years ago and they're 5 paces back, pull the door shut on them.

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Then you should feel bad for not holding it.