what is this 'bad boy' stereotype all about?

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11 Sep 2011, 12:32 pm

I probably shouldn't ask, but i'm intrigued. This sounds like a man i would avoid like mad. However, i'm thinking maybe what people are saying when they say 'bad boy' isn't the image i see in my head when i hear the term. What are you on about? I don't understand. I apologize in advance if this thread turns negative. I'm just befuddled that someone can think that all women want bad guys.



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11 Sep 2011, 12:58 pm

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11 Sep 2011, 1:16 pm

hurtloam wrote:
I probably shouldn't ask, but i'm intrigued. This sounds like a man i would avoid like mad. However, i'm thinking maybe what people are saying when they say 'bad boy' isn't the image i see in my head when i hear the term. What are you on about? I don't understand. I apologize in advance if this thread turns negative. I'm just befuddled that someone can think that all women want bad guys.


It's not that women want bad guys. It is a facet of the character that "bad boys" possess. A certain self-assurance, an absence of fear that enables them to be carefree about a lot of things. It's a particular attractive trait I find, very effective even in "bad boys". A lot of guys I know who have an edge or a "bad" streak do tend to attract girls, but not all.

A lot of guys who complain about the "bad boy" phenomenon are missing vital character traits than can simply be cultivated in any man. I recognized this years ago as I began building my character. And any guy can do this, it is not easy but certainly not beyond anyone, and I refuse to believe that it is.

All women are different and they each respond to different things, but one things for sure: A man who is comfortable in himself and his present or future achievements and goals is a universal catch for all. So start to get comfortable with your true self and who you are, build your character and self-esteem and see the results not just in your ability to attract women, but your ability to live a fruitful life!

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11 Sep 2011, 1:19 pm

you know how men want their women to be both saints and whores at the same time? rumor has it that women want a mixture of provider and bad boy. in the end we all marry the first one and f**k the other. beta males unwittingly care for the spawn of bad boys, because we can't have it both ways.

am I getting this right? :P


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11 Sep 2011, 1:24 pm

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you know how men want their women to be both saints and whores at the same time? rumor has it that women want a mixture of provider and bad boy. in the end we all marry the first one and f**k the other. beta males unwittingly care for the spawn of bad boys, because we can't have it both ways.

am I getting this right? :P


That's it! OPs question can be considered answered...



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11 Sep 2011, 1:43 pm

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11 Sep 2011, 1:50 pm

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you know how men want their women to be both saints and whores at the same time? rumor has it that women want a mixture of provider and bad boy. in the end we all marry the first one and f**k the other. beta males unwittingly care for the spawn of bad boys, because we can't have it both ways.

am I getting this right? :P


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11 Sep 2011, 1:56 pm

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hurtloam wrote:
I probably shouldn't ask, but i'm intrigued. This sounds like a man i would avoid like mad. However, i'm thinking maybe what people are saying when they say 'bad boy' isn't the image i see in my head when i hear the term. What are you on about? I don't understand. I apologize in advance if this thread turns negative. I'm just befuddled that someone can think that all women want bad guys.


It's not that women want bad guys. It is a facet of the character that "bad boys" possess. A certain self-assurance, an absence of fear that enables them to be carefree about a lot of things.


This makes sense to me. I am more attracted to a more carefree sort of man. I want someone to draw me out of my routines and share new places, new ideas with me. I am naturally uptight, i am a worrier. I want someone relaxed and open.

I should of course try and experience new things on my own, but i am an anxious person and need a kick at times.

Carefree does not make a man bad. Confidence does not make a man bad.

Stealing, a lack of concern for other people, cheating on a partner constantly, defrauding others and abuse, physical and verbal make a man bad in my eyes.



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11 Sep 2011, 2:28 pm

Some women are easily impressed, so they go after the bad boy' which is usually some douche in a leather jacket who has multiple tattoos, they think they are edgy and unpredictable. But the truth is they are the most predictable people out there.



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11 Sep 2011, 2:39 pm

I just got off the Pinocchio ride at Disneyland and can decisively report that the path of the Bad Boy does not end well: Hee-Haw.



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11 Sep 2011, 2:51 pm

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I just got off the Pinocchio ride at Disneyland and can decisively report that the path of the Bad Boy does not end well: Hee-Haw.


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11 Sep 2011, 2:57 pm

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Some women are easily impressed, so they go after the bad boy' which is usually some douche in a leather jacket who has multiple tattoos, they think they are edgy and unpredictable. But the truth is they are the most predictable people out there.


leather jackets and tatoos can be quite attractive, but not if it is a douche wearing them.



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11 Sep 2011, 3:06 pm

hurtloam wrote:
MountZion wrote:
hurtloam wrote:
I probably shouldn't ask, but i'm intrigued. This sounds like a man i would avoid like mad. However, i'm thinking maybe what people are saying when they say 'bad boy' isn't the image i see in my head when i hear the term. What are you on about? I don't understand. I apologize in advance if this thread turns negative. I'm just befuddled that someone can think that all women want bad guys.


It's not that women want bad guys. It is a facet of the character that "bad boys" possess. A certain self-assurance, an absence of fear that enables them to be carefree about a lot of things.


This makes sense to me. I am more attracted to a more carefree sort of man. I want someone to draw me out of my routines and share new places, new ideas with me. I am naturally uptight, i am a worrier. I want someone relaxed and open.

I should of course try and experience new things on my own, but i am an anxious person and need a kick at times.

Carefree does not make a man bad. Confidence does not make a man bad.

Stealing, a lack of concern for other people, cheating on a partner constantly, defrauding others and abuse, physical and verbal make a man bad in my eyes.

yeah i think i know what you mean here.

for me... i am not compatible with someone who does everything 'by the book' as i tend to be kind of reckless. it's probably better if a man is less reckless than me as a sort of counterpoint, but someone who is completely buttoned-down, who follows all of the rules all of the time, would be shocked and appalled at the likes of me. :oops: but the things on your list of are bad in my eyes too (except for stealing. that one i have some grey area about).


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11 Sep 2011, 3:55 pm

Sweetleaf wrote:
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Some women are easily impressed, so they go after the bad boy' which is usually some douche in a leather jacket who has multiple tattoos, they think they are edgy and unpredictable. But the truth is they are the most predictable people out there.


leather jackets and tatoos can be quite attractive, but not if it is a douche wearing them.


It just comes of as too try-hard to me.



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11 Sep 2011, 4:03 pm

Freak-Z wrote:
Sweetleaf wrote:
Freak-Z wrote:
Some women are easily impressed, so they go after the bad boy' which is usually some douche in a leather jacket who has multiple tattoos, they think they are edgy and unpredictable. But the truth is they are the most predictable people out there.


leather jackets and tatoos can be quite attractive, but not if it is a douche wearing them.


It just comes of as too try-hard to me.


Well everyone has different preferances I suppose.



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11 Sep 2011, 4:15 pm

Bad Boys come in many different forms