Why Women Prefer Bad Boys Over Nice Guys

You hear the phrase over and over again, “Nice guys finish last.” While they don’t ALWAYS finish last, there’s definitely a reason that this phrase was coined in the first place. The majority of the time, women DO seem to prefer “bad boys” over nice guys, and there are reasons as to why they do. Have a look at this list to get a better idea:

• They don’t seem real: The big problem with nice guys is that they are just too nice. In fact, they’re so nice that they come off as almost saintly. No one is THAT perfect. So it actually makes you wonder a bit about a really nice guy. Bad boys do a lot better at “keeping it real.” Nice guys don’t want to cause any commotion.
• Respect: Can you really respect a doormat? Nice guys let women do whatever they want. A bad boy refuses to let women control him or walk all over him. Women have trouble respecting a man they can control. If they can’t respect him, they won’t be attracted to him.
• Nice guys are too predictable: People like to step outside of their own boring and predictable existences and experience something new and exciting. Nice guys are always predictable. There’s no challenge or excitement there. Bad boys always present a challenge.
• Nice guys don’t need fixing: Bad boys nearly always need some “work” done on them, and women do love a great project. Women set about trying to create the perfect man out of the bad boy. They feel if they can do this, that he’ll always stay with them. Besides, they don’t have to pay attention to what needs fixing with them if they’re busy fixing their bad boys.
• Afraid of intimacy: When a woman fears intimacy, subconsciously she knows she doesn’t have to deal with it when she’s with a bad boy. A nice guy eventually will want her to commit and that can be frightening.
• Low self-esteem: Some women aren’t comfortable with people that treat them better than they treat themselves. When you don’t think much of yourself, bad boys just reinforce that negative opinion. A nice guy treats you in a way you don’t understand.
• Sex is better with a bad boy: Women tend to feel that nice guys aren’t going to be good at having sex. Sometimes women just like to be manhandled a bit and feel that nice guys can’t take control in the bedroom. Bad boys leave no doubt that they can run the show even when it’s not true.
• Bad boys are hot: Rarely do you come across bad boys that aren’t hot. There are some, but not that many. If they weren’t hot, they couldn’t get by with all the stuff they do. On the other hand, when a woman says someone is a nice guy, she actually sometimes may mean that he’s not hot.

It may be a bit clearer now as to why nice guys have to work a bit harder when it comes to getting the women of their dreams. Guys need to loosen up a bit and try being that bad boy for a change.