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Old 05-07-2009, 12:54 PM
 
Location: I'm around here someplace :)
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there have been quite a few threads re: women who prefer "bad" guys over "nice" ones... my question is on the opposite side:
why would guys who do seem to be in the "nice" category themselves prefer the company of bad/sleazy people?
please note I'm not referring specifically to when they are "looking for women," but their male friends as well as women.

any ideas?
low opinion of themselves, not really as 'nice' as they appear, etc. etc.??
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Old 05-07-2009, 01:37 PM
 
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there have been quite a few threads re: women who prefer "bad" guys over "nice" ones... my question is on the opposite side:
why would guys who do seem to be in the "nice" category themselves prefer the company of bad/sleazy people?
please note I'm not referring specifically to when they are "looking for women," but their male friends as well as women.

any ideas?
low opinion of themselves, not really as 'nice' as they appear, etc. etc.??
I don't associate myself with untrustworthy or bad people....friends, lovers...whatever, it doesn't matter.

I also will somewhat judge people by their friends (especially how they treat them or talk about them etc.) When I found out a good friend of my gf cheated a lot on her hubby before getting divorced it raised some questions that had I not liked some of the answers would probably have made me reconsider my dating choice.
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Old 05-07-2009, 01:50 PM
 
Location: Back in the gym...Yo Adrian!
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Maybe they are pushovers. Or maybe they are so nice that they are willing to look beyond the imperfections or shortcomings of others.
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Old 05-07-2009, 02:52 PM
 
Location: Coachella Valley, California
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there have been quite a few threads re: women who prefer "bad" guys over "nice" ones... my question is on the opposite side:
why would guys who do seem to be in the "nice" category themselves prefer the company of bad/sleazy people?
please note I'm not referring specifically to when they are "looking for women," but their male friends as well as women.

any ideas?
low opinion of themselves, not really as 'nice' as they appear, etc. etc.??
Mommy, are you calling me sleazy again???
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Old 05-07-2009, 03:50 PM
 
Location: I'm around here someplace :)
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Mommy, are you calling me sleazy again???

no no no, I'd not say that about you!!!
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Old 05-07-2009, 03:51 PM
 
Location: I'm around here someplace :)
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Maybe they are pushovers. Or maybe they are so nice that they are willing to look beyond the imperfections or shortcomings of others.
you make good points there
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Old 05-07-2009, 03:54 PM
 
Location: I'm around here someplace :)
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I don't associate myself with untrustworthy or bad people....friends, lovers...whatever, it doesn't matter.

I also will somewhat judge people by their friends (especially how they treat them or talk about them etc.) When I found out a good friend of my gf cheated a lot on her hubby before getting divorced it raised some questions that had I not liked some of the answers would probably have made me reconsider my dating choice.
this is sensible too...
is there a polite way of saying "I'd rather not associate with you because you spend a lot of your time hanging around with gutter-crawling slime"?
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Old 05-07-2009, 04:28 PM
 
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there have been quite a few threads re: women who prefer "bad" guys over "nice" ones... my question is on the opposite side:
why would guys who do seem to be in the "nice" category themselves prefer the company of bad/sleazy people?
please note I'm not referring specifically to when they are "looking for women," but their male friends as well as women.

any ideas?
Just needed a change of pace. Fortunately or unfortunately, I had a lot of catching up to do and never really fit into that scene either. Soon moved on.
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Old 05-07-2009, 04:32 PM
 
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there have been quite a few threads re: women who prefer "bad" guys over "nice" ones... my question is on the opposite side:
why would guys who do seem to be in the "nice" category themselves prefer the company of bad/sleazy people?
please note I'm not referring specifically to when they are "looking for women," but their male friends as well as women.

any ideas?
low opinion of themselves, not really as 'nice' as they appear, etc. etc.??
Maybe they see a person's good qualities over the bad. I guess life is complex, and no person is 100% good or bad.
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