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Nice guy syndrome
'''"Nice Guy Syndrome"''' is often used to describe a supposed phenomenon whereby women are not [[sexual attraction | attracted]] to nice, well-behaved men, but instead to [[abuse | abusive]] men normally cast as "jerks" or "assholes". It is a commonly starring cliché in various [[sitcom]]s. Often, the moral of their stories is that in the end the nice guys win out.

The Nice Guy Syndrome is an issue commonly brought up on the [[Internet]] as a form of [[Internet troll | trolling]] (especially by members of the "fast seduction" newsgroups and other similar organizations), but is also often subjected to serious discussion. While some dispute the classification of the phenomenon as a "syndrome", proponents claim that the female [[attraction pathology | attraction pathologies]] documented by the claims have been experientially verified.

It is related to the concept of the [[friend zone]]. "Nice Guys" are said to quickly enter a female's friend zone. Both concepts are said to be female [[attraction pathologies]], that is subconscious traits of the female mind which actually hurt them long term.

==Stereotypical "nice guy"==

The "nice guy" label typically connotes a pleasant male, lacking [[romantic love | romantic]] success, and usually romantic confidence as well. When men describe themselves as "nice guys", they usually believe themselves to be intelligent and polite, with average-to-above-average looks, average social skills, and average to above-average financial means. Furthermo(contracted; show full)ature produced by this genre of class or seminar. A typical lesson from one of these organizations involves rules of what to say and what not to say, how to act and how not to act, in order to act the role of the alpha male. In essence, almost all of these classes instruct one to either temporarily or permanently transform ones personality away from being a "nice guy". Some "nice guys" find this morally unnaceptable. 
 
==See also==

* [[love-shyness]]
* http://www.sosuave.com/niceguys/