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    rmric0.wedding.photographer.and.manny: Real nice guys finish last because they want to make sure you had yours? more »
    earthgirl: Oh, and one other thing -- TED MOSEBY IS A NICE GUY (TM). He goes overboard, he stays friends because he keeps hoping the magic will happen -- I actua... more »
    Wit is periodically disensouled: Too many guys use the line: "So why don't women like nice guys?" to me as an attempt to start a conversation with me in bars. My general answer is us... more »
    Eric Northman is mine: 'Nice Guys' act as though their 'niceness' is outside their locus of control so they can't do anything (work on personality, confidence etc) to improv... more »
    clevernamehere: I think the idea that women like bad boys comes from a couple of places. 1) TV/Film/Movies always show it. Does anyone else remember a series of YA bo... more »
    Gingerlime: Best post about Nice Guys EVER: [divalion.livejournal.com] more »
    la.donna.pietra: Replace the last three panels of that comic with wedding invitations and zany attempts to find a caterer and you have my relationship so far. more »
    mayfly: I don't know if this is common internet-knowledge or not, but I love this explanation/take down of the "nice guy": [shakespearessister.blogspot.com] more »
    FitzChivalry: First I think nice guys don't pu the priority on getting sex (it's just nice if it happens) I have seen many women who like the bad boys (and guys who... more »
    YourScreenplaySucks: Be nice. But not too nice. I've always followed this philosophy in dating and it has worked great for me. Of course, I may just be a complete asshole. more »
    Cerridwen: Like Lady Gaga insisting on her artistry-sans-pants, those who feel the need to declare themselves to be something are rarely that which they are decl... more »
    TheFormerJuneBronson: There are a number of problems with that whole Nice Guy/Bad Boy paradigm. It doesn't have to be either/or, but Nice Guys are particularly convinced th... more »
    la.donna.pietra: My theory about Bad Guys (with some help from Jared Diamond): Nature has granted individuals of various species certain attributes to indicate to othe... more »
    schlegs84: I want to do dirty, dirty things to the person who writes XKCD... mmmm... more »
    howdybeep (runs with monkey wrenches): I married a guy. Not a NiceGuy(TM), just a guy. A dude. It's lasted. The one NiceGuy who targeted me treatened to show up on my wedding day to make a ... more »
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    What The Hell Is A Nice Guyâ„¢, Anyway?

    Today, our favorite sex writer tackles the age-old question of Nice Guysâ„¢. Specifically, Do they really finish last? To investigate, Laura Sessions Stepp interviews Britney, a woman who spent five months dating a dude who sounds like a drug dealer. More »