However, isn't your description of the Modern Man depicting honorable and desirable men in the traditional sense? In other words, to be a “man's man” while still respecting, adoring, and cherishing your woman is what has traditionally been desirable (i.e. decent man) – they've always existed, even before the movement.

I agree with you in that the quintessential component of chivalry is decency. I suppose we, as a society, have lost our sense of decency in our social devolution towards mass consumerism, instant gratification, and egomania (i.e. reality tv, popularity of diva-ness, etc.).

It seems to me that society is at a crossroads: while there's been a massive shift towards social devolution (as aforesaid), there's a part of society that wants to bring decency back (it's an equally opposing force – ying/yang). It's an interesting phenomena to say the least!