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Nice guy syndrome

Girls usually pick lads who are muscular/look older than they are, but treat them horribly. But do any girls actually like the nice guys, who wants to give them the princess treatment and spoil them with love?

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Original post by Anonymous
Girls usually pick lads who are muscular/look older than they are, but treat them horribly. But do any girls actually like the nice guys, who wants to give them the princess treatment and spoil them with love?

no because it's an act 99% of the time, and they always end up showing their ugly side in the end
Original post by Anonymous
Girls usually pick lads who are muscular/look older than they are, but treat them horribly. But do any girls actually like the nice guys, who wants to give them the princess treatment and spoil them with love?


The “nice guys” are the ones who end up treating you horribly. When I’ve liked one in the past and they find out, I become the joke. “Bad boys” usually have a nicer side behind the tougher exterior and I would rather get that than vice versa.
Hmm nice guys
I generally find that girls consider whoever asks them out on their own merits.

‘Nice guys’ (dreadful reductive term) tend to ask people out less frequently due to fear of rejection, instead floating around the periphery getting frustrated.
It is possible to be nice and muscular. These are not mutually incompatible traits.
Original post by Ciel.
no because it's an act 99% of the time, and they always end up showing their ugly side in the end
In my experience, nobody's perfect, but most "typical nice guys" do tend to be "nicer" than "bad boys" in the long term.

"Typical nice guy mistakes" tend to decrease the attraction that women have for them.

Any nice guy should aim to cut out the typical nice guy mistakes and to be a "positive challenge" instead of a "negative challenge". The Chris Sixty youtube channel goes into this in depth.


Original post by Anonymous
The “nice guys” are the ones who end up treating you horribly. When I’ve liked one in the past and they find out, I become the joke. “Bad boys” usually have a nicer side behind the tougher exterior and I would rather get that than vice versa.

About 1 in 50 men is a psychopath. I'm not sure what the figure is for narcissists. Both of these groups of men tend to come over as initially charming and charismatic.
Some psychopaths are "good psychopaths" with whom it's possible to have a good enough relationship.
The less good psychopaths should be watched out for.

There's a high proportion of bad boys that are nice as pie when they're getting what they want. Put them in a stressful situation and their bad side tends to comes out. The prisons in England and Wales are filled with this type of man.

Having a nice side isn't good enough. The true mark of a man is how they respond to pressure and setbacks.


Original post by Gazpacho.
It is possible to be nice and muscular. These are not mutually incompatible traits.

Up to a point. There's only so far men get in the muscle department with working out. After that steroids come in, With their well publicised side effects.

Original post by Anonymous
Girls usually pick lads who are muscular/look older than they are, but treat them horribly. But do any girls actually like the nice guys, who wants to give them the princess treatment and spoil them with love?

My dad's 3rd wife was like that.
She was the bossiest woman I've ever come across.
She lived her life leaving behind a trail or people she'd rubbed up the wrong way. Stepsons, step-daughters, hotel receptionists, waiters, airport check-in staff, shop assistants, pupils, teachers etc etc etc.

Such women do exist.

For most women, if you give them the princess treatment and spoil them with love, it's not a recipe for long term success.

Having a healthy amount of self love and self respect, combined with some self discipline and treating your beloved as a close 2nd to yourself is a recipe for success.
This is something that would take a whole book or a series of videos to explain properly.

Win win is better than a win for her and a loss for you. For most women.

And then there was my dad's 2nd wife who was 13 years older than him, physically unattractive, a nice enough person, but with no particularly attractive skills or traits apart from being a nice enough person. She felt so lucky to be with my dad that she was never going to leave him, regardless of how he treated her, within reason. So his princessing her didn't drive her away.
Original post by Anonymous
Girls usually pick lads who are muscular/look older than they are, but treat them horribly. But do any girls actually like the nice guys, who wants to give them the princess treatment and spoil them with love?

You've gone for 2 extremes here. There is a whole range of guys and girls out there.

And you are even stereotyping princesses; our late Queen, at the age of 18, was driving and maintaining vehicles for the British Army!
Original post by Surnia
You've gone for 2 extremes here. There is a whole range of guys and girls out there.
And you are even stereotyping princesses; our late Queen, at the age of 18, was driving and maintaining vehicles for the British Army!

During her time, starting in early 1945, as a driver mechanic for the British army the only concession to her status as heiress presumptive was that she continued to sleep at Windsor Castle. 😄
Original post by Dunnig Kruger
In my experience, nobody's perfect, but most "typical nice guys" do tend to be "nicer" than "bad boys" in the long term.
"Typical nice guy mistakes" tend to decrease the attraction that women have for them.
Any nice guy should aim to cut out the typical nice guy mistakes and to be a "positive challenge" instead of a "negative challenge". The Chris Sixty youtube channel goes into this in depth.
About 1 in 50 men is a psychopath. I'm not sure what the figure is for narcissists. Both of these groups of men tend to come over as initially charming and charismatic.
Some psychopaths are "good psychopaths" with whom it's possible to have a good enough relationship.
The less good psychopaths should be watched out for.
There's a high proportion of bad boys that are nice as pie when they're getting what they want. Put them in a stressful situation and their bad side tends to comes out. The prisons in England and Wales are filled with this type of man.
Having a nice side isn't good enough. The true mark of a man is how they respond to pressure and setbacks.
Up to a point. There's only so far men get in the muscle department with working out. After that steroids come in, With their well publicised side effects.
My dad's 3rd wife was like that.
She was the bossiest woman I've ever come across.
She lived her life leaving behind a trail or people she'd rubbed up the wrong way. Stepsons, step-daughters, hotel receptionists, waiters, airport check-in staff, shop assistants, pupils, teachers etc etc etc.
Such women do exist.
For most women, if you give them the princess treatment and spoil them with love, it's not a recipe for long term success.
Having a healthy amount of self love and self respect, combined with some self discipline and treating your beloved as a close 2nd to yourself is a recipe for success.
This is something that would take a whole book or a series of videos to explain properly.
Win win is better than a win for her and a loss for you. For most women.
And then there was my dad's 2nd wife who was 13 years older than him, physically unattractive, a nice enough person, but with no particularly attractive skills or traits apart from being a nice enough person. She felt so lucky to be with my dad that she was never going to leave him, regardless of how he treated her, within reason. So his princessing her didn't drive her away.

As someone immersed in strength sports, I find it so amusing that some believe everyone turns into raging meatheads when they touch steroids. It’s just ignorant nonsense.

You also certainly don’t need steroids to put on enough muscle to make confer an advantage when it comes to dating.
Original post by Anonymous
Girls usually pick lads who are muscular/look older than they are, but treat them horribly. But do any girls actually like the nice guys, who wants to give them the princess treatment and spoil them with love?

Just not true.
I just want to highlight that not only is the premise of this thread not true (the fact that two extremes have been identified has already been highlighted) but it's also not true that giving girls "the princess treatment and spoiling them with love" is either practical or desirable. That sort of approach is one that you see from a lot of guys who end up not being successful in relationships, because they lock themselves into the mindset that because they have bought things for a girl, that girl owes them affection (and usually sex) in return. It makes relationships very transactional, and the vast majority of such relationships simply do not work. If you are of that mindset and are wondering why you don't have more success with women, questioning that assumption that what you're offering is what women should want and instead reflecting on why perhaps they aren't attracted to it would be a good place to start.
Original post by Gazpacho.
As someone immersed in strength sports, I find it so amusing that some believe everyone turns into raging meatheads when they touch steroids. It’s just ignorant nonsense.
You also certainly don’t need steroids to put on enough muscle to make confer an advantage when it comes to dating.

If you think that you have an advantage in dating because you've got more muscle mass than some guy with a non gymed BMI of 21 to 22, then it's true.

If someone with a BMI of 21 thinks that he has an advantage in dating over some guy into strength sports, or building muscle mass, then it's true.

Are all guys that take steroids jerks? I haven't met them all yet...
Original post by Crazy Jamie
I just want to highlight that not only is the premise of this thread not true (the fact that two extremes have been identified has already been highlighted) but it's also not true that giving girls "the princess treatment and spoiling them with love" is either practical or desirable. That sort of approach is one that you see from a lot of guys who end up not being successful in relationships, because they lock themselves into the mindset that because they have bought things for a girl, that girl owes them affection (and usually sex) in return. It makes relationships very transactional, and the vast majority of such relationships simply do not work. If you are of that mindset and are wondering why you don't have more success with women, questioning that assumption that what you're offering is what women should want and instead reflecting on why perhaps they aren't attracted to it would be a good place to start.


Yep. It is the classic love bombing technique. Most women with something about them are wise to it.
Original post by anonymous
girls usually pick lads who are muscular/look older than they are, but treat them horribly. But do any girls actually like the nice guys, who wants to give them the princess treatment and spoil them with love?

holy **** stop labelling yourself as a "nice guy" - you're just an incel.
Original post by Gazpacho.
Yep. It is the classic love bombing technique. Most women with something about them are wise to it.

"Why won't you let me love you you horrid *****!" 🤣
Reply 16
There is something inexplicably attractive around untamed, although you always feel you can handle it, until you find you can’t. Girls want someone who is attractive looking and ultimately good to be with, it’s no fun being in a relationship with an arse. What doesn’t work is trying to make someone who doesn’t fancy you change their mind through being nice
Reply 17
Original post by Dunnig Kruger
In my experience, nobody's perfect, but most "typical nice guys" do tend to be "nicer" than "bad boys" in the long term.
"Typical nice guy mistakes" tend to decrease the attraction that women have for them.
Any nice guy should aim to cut out the typical nice guy mistakes and to be a "positive challenge" instead of a "negative challenge". The Chris Sixty youtube channel goes into this in depth.
About 1 in 50 men is a psychopath. I'm not sure what the figure is for narcissists. Both of these groups of men tend to come over as initially charming and charismatic.
Some psychopaths are "good psychopaths" with whom it's possible to have a good enough relationship.
The less good psychopaths should be watched out for.
There's a high proportion of bad boys that are nice as pie when they're getting what they want. Put them in a stressful situation and their bad side tends to comes out. The prisons in England and Wales are filled with this type of man.
Having a nice side isn't good enough. The true mark of a man is how they respond to pressure and setbacks.
Up to a point. There's only so far men get in the muscle department with working out. After that steroids come in, With their well publicised side effects.
My dad's 3rd wife was like that.
She was the bossiest woman I've ever come across.
She lived her life leaving behind a trail or people she'd rubbed up the wrong way. Stepsons, step-daughters, hotel receptionists, waiters, airport check-in staff, shop assistants, pupils, teachers etc etc etc.
Such women do exist.
For most women, if you give them the princess treatment and spoil them with love, it's not a recipe for long term success.
Having a healthy amount of self love and self respect, combined with some self discipline and treating your beloved as a close 2nd to yourself is a recipe for success.
This is something that would take a whole book or a series of videos to explain properly.
Win win is better than a win for her and a loss for you. For most women.
And then there was my dad's 2nd wife who was 13 years older than him, physically unattractive, a nice enough person, but with no particularly attractive skills or traits apart from being a nice enough person. She felt so lucky to be with my dad that she was never going to leave him, regardless of how he treated her, within reason. So his princessing her didn't drive her away.

honestly? i don't think that's the case at all. they just pretend to be nicer because they can't get away with the same **** 'bad boys' can
Original post by Gazpacho.
It is possible to be nice and muscular. These are not mutually incompatible traits.

I think it is,,,Being nice and muscular are not mutually exclusive traits. I actually think they can complement each other beautifully.
Reply 19
Original post by Anonymous
Girls usually pick lads who are muscular/look older than they are, but treat them horribly. But do any girls actually like the nice guys, who wants to give them the princess treatment and spoil them with love?

Your premise isn't true. Only a small number of girls pick guys who treat them poorly, and they may not be the type of girls you'd want to pick anyway (if you're looking for a relationship).

However, if you're willing to open your wallet, you'll probably find some takers eventually... If you want that sort of thing.

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