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Reply 1

i don't.

maybe it's to be popular.. 'look at me, i'm dating a baaaaad boy'

Reply 2

Some sort of security thing.

Reply 3

Pffffft, lies, all lies...

Reply 4

What makes you think they do?

Reply 5

Because we show them a good time:cool:

Reply 6

pumpkin7
i don't.

maybe it's to be popular.. 'look at me, i'm dating a baaaaad boy'


'baaaaaad boy'? Is that a sheep?:eek:

Reply 7

Girls like bad boys because they are often more interesting and fun. Bad boys don't usually treat girls like they are perfect and so create a challange for the girls to feel appreciated by them.

Reply 8

I find these "bad boys" funny, what are they? very naughty? I also find it funny when they claim to be "bad boys" aka naughty boys.

Reply 9

I'm kinda with Shreerac on it, for a lot of chicks it makes them feel special that they can keep a bad boy, or even that one would be interested.

Reply 10

Nice guys don't know how to treat a woman how the woman wants! It's kind of like hunting. The nice lion never gets his prey but the aggressive one goes right in for what he wants!

Reply 11

we do...?

i've not known any girls to go out with so-called "bad boys". no one wants people to think that the guy they are with treats them like rubbish. what girl goes out and brags about that? imo, more girls like to talk about the stuff their bf buys for them, the nice things he has done, the places they go etc. honestly, i think this "why do girls go for bad boys" thing is old, i dont see it as a relevant debate anymore. maybe i'm wrong but i honestly don't know any girls who go for bad boys. maybe a confident and head-strong guy is mistaken for a "bad boy". if this is the case, then i'd say that a lot of girls probably prefer a confident guy to a shy one. but then again, i also know a lot of girls who like shy guys because they find them endearing and cute.

Reply 12

Maybe it's more that the bad boys always have girlfriends and the nice guys don't always have someone? It's kinda the same thing.

Reply 13

bad boys dont treat girls like **** though that's the point

it's about the fact that they're so bad that all their niceness is reserved for the girl in private so the girl feels like she's being allowed sole access to the best part of the guy


with a guy who's nice to everyone the girl feels less special when he's nice to her

Reply 14

Be mean keep them keen.

God knows why it works, but it does lol, it's a shame really... can't show interest in a girl as it scares them off :p:

And you wonder why we are this way lol.

Reply 15

I've never found being a bastard to be neccessary like some people think. More of not being "overly" interested, providing a bit of a challenge and having a bit of fun.

Reply 16

whats wrong with a nice guy

Reply 17

when people think "nice guy" i think they equate it with being a doormat and being pathetic. not being able to stand your gound, being clingy etc. i think a lot of girls, or at least i do, look for someone who is independent and confident.

bad boys dont treat girls like **** though that's the point

it's about the fact that they're so bad that all their niceness is reserved for the girl in private so the girl feels like she's being allowed sole access to the best part of the guy


thats just a bit weird to me. if my guy acted "bad" to everybody else but acted nice to me i would think he was pretty fake and putting on a front to make him look like something he's not. i hate fake people, they just seem stupid to me - so whatever appeal he may have had, it would quickly wear off.

clearly, if a girl dates a so-called bad boy the appeal lies in the fact that he's "bad", so if he suddenly turned into a nice guy when they were in private, i dont see how he could keep her interest. idk, thats just my theory.

Reply 18

Whilist i am not a doormat or clingy, i could never be arrogant.

Reply 19

Carl1982
Whilist i am not a doormat or clingy, i could never be arrogant.


being confident doesn't mean you have to be arrogant. no one really likes arrogant people. some girls like cocky guys, but with cockiness there is often an element of being funny, tounge-in-cheek and confident and not being snobbish like arrogant people often are.