Is there any truth to it good girls love bad boys and vice versa?

@ronnyb (6113)
Jamaica
June 19, 2009 1:25pm CST
I have always heard it said that good girls love bad boys and vice but never really taken the time to analyze it and I doubt that I would get to the bottom of it if I tried. Nevertheless I am wondering if the attraction between these two seemingly anti polar groups stems from the fact that each group feels the need to experience the other side ,a kind of vicarious existence consequently a good girl secretly desires to experience the bad side and as such seeks to be with a bad boy . But then that is just my two pence analysis and maybe my fellow mylotters have lived this situation and can shed more light on it ,so I invite you all to do ,giving practical experience where necessary .I am also wondering if such a pairing can work ?
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@suzzy3 (8341)
19 Jun 09
Bad boys are an attraction when you are younger ,dangerous and exciting,especially if you had a straight forward Dad doing everything right,like you say walk on the wild side to see what it is like being bad,then as you grow a bit older you realise your Dad was nice for a reason because he was nice.Then you start looking for someone kind and a bit boring if you like because you don't want the excitement anymore.Well not that type of excitement anyway.Someone steady and true make better husbands and are more reliable then the bad boys types,Well thats the story of my life anyway.
@ronnyb (6113)
• Jamaica
20 Jun 09
Great answer Suzzy ,I think this is a plausible explanation and I have actually seen this happening in real life .I reme,ber the girls from high school who were so HOT they wouldnt look my way because I was quote and quote too boring for them then are now looking my way because I studied and went to achieve and did not waste time like their hot exciting boyfriends then
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
27 Jun 09
Yes. i think I fell in that category. I did not want a really bad boy just the rugged type that was not afraid to sweat or get a little dirty. I think opposites do attract alot of times and some last and some don't.
@arkansos (545)
• India
20 Jun 09
its not bad guys exactly. Girls fall for guys who don't treat them as princesses. Lets face it. there are hundreds of guys who kiss their butts all the time. So you have to be different. Surprise her. Be unpredictable. Good guys are predictable...read boring. These are things girls never accept, but secretly love
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
21 Jun 09
I went from relationship to relationship when I was younger and was irresistibly attracted to ‘bad’ boys the more rebellious the better and I wondered after every break up why I was not ever treated like I deserved. It was because these ‘bad’ boys usually had no idea how to treat a woman; they seemed more exciting and adventurous but often were self centred and selfish. Of course I met the good guys too, you know the ones who opened doors for me and bend over backwards to please me and would have been committed and loyal to me, but was I attracted to these good guys? No of course not, the nice ones were predictable and boring! I think the truth was that I was actually afraid of being treated decently because I was not used to it, it was easier to stick to the inconsiderate ones and when things didn’t work out I could blame the guy and take no responsibility for my part in the relationship. It was a pattern that I had to eventually break and thank goodness I did or I would not be where I am today!
@HelScream (2822)
• Philippines
23 Jun 09
well I guess thats one of the reason that you have stated my friend I also knw that they tend to like bad guys for security reason they feel more secure to guys like this could they feel protected or safe by this type , another reason is most girls think that bad guys fall hard when they are really in love by a certain women and tend to give there all to that women and could be loyal to them as well . Well there are lots of reasons base on some experienced with my friends and based on the books that I have read and I think they made sense too it could be psychological but it is really true that most good girls fall for bad guys...
@tundeemma (894)
• South Africa
20 Jun 09
yes i believe this statement, women often pretend that they want someone that will care for them but deep down they always want someone who is rough and who will treat them so bad, why do some women often complain of their male partner behaviour yet they don't want to leave him, they are simply hypocrite, they want someone that will handle them with iron hand
@trixyteddy (1070)
• India
20 Jun 09
I really don't know what you mean by good and bad. Everyone has different opinions. What some people consider good, is considered bad by others, and vice versa. The base for a good relationship is mental companionship. They say opposite poles attract each other, by I wonder if this is true. If the girl likes socialising, but the boy does not, how can it work? This is an utterly confusing thought. Take it from here.
• United States
20 Jun 09
Well I am a nice girl but I do like bad boys. They seem to be more honest and free.They take less b*llsh!t.I like that. Plus I like that they seem to be dangerous.
@alindahaw (1219)
• Philippines
20 Jun 09
Not really. Bad boys have their attractions but I don't think many good girls are really attracted to them. A lot of girls prefer the more reliable guys who knows what they want in life.
@underdogtoo (9579)
• Philippines
20 Jun 09
I would think that there is some truth to that and one thing comes to mind, "opposites attract". Is that a valid answer? Cheers!!!
@lyzabelle (1668)
• Philippines
20 Jun 09
I don't think so. I mean most of the good girls I know doesn't like bad boys and me either.Maybe some like them I think there's nothing wrong with it as long that they are compatible with each other the party can go along way.
• United States
19 Jun 09
I see this sort of relationship all the time, and can't understand it myself. Bad girls treat their men like crap and the guys take all and still treat them right and the bad boys treat their women horribly and they stay and take all, talking about they love their men. Very seldom do you see good girl with good boy, and bad girl with bad boys, I don't think it would work because the two would always butt heads and the chick/dude would not take the crap and just bounce. I think the badness does attract the good ones, it's attractive,I think the bad couples in the relationship need to care more and the good ones need to know what they're getting into before they commit to anything.
@debrakcarey (19887)
• United States
20 Jun 09
I have always been attracted to bad boys...I think it has to do with wanting to FIX them..which never works...lol
@katka15 (105)
• Slovak Republic
20 Jun 09
Hi there. I believe the statement that good girls desire bad boys is true. It was definitely true for me a few years ago. I always felt a certain spark ignite between me and the guy I knew my parents would never in a lifetime approve of. We have long since broken of the relationship because I realized passion is not the basis for a healty relationship, but I still have fond memories of the guy. He's a rock musician and getting quite famous in my country. I always knew he wasn't right for me, but the fact kind of made him even more desirable at the time. Now I know better ;)
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
19 Jun 09
I think u heard right Ronnyb. Now everybody wouldn't admit this but i will . There is just that mystery about them that is hard to resist. My ex was abad boy & to anser your question can a paring work well needless to say mine didn't since i referred to him as an ex. I had other bad boys to but they are still just what they are, bad boys. I did have some fun with them it wasn't all bad .