I think it was Mae West who said......"I'd rather be charmed by a bastard, than bored by a saint."

It seems to me that most "bad boys" have more confidence than the "nice guys" that just get stuck in the we're-just-friends catagories.

I haved one nice guy friend who is constantly bemoaning his lonliness, but he gets caught up with girls on the rebound from bad boys (who usually end up going back). He has absolutely no self-confidence, and that's a big turn off, it reeks of desperation.

Whereas bad boys...ah, bad boys. They are usually overconfident of their (sometimes) stupid ideas, which may get them into trouble, but some of us girls get all hot and bothered by it. They're not worrying if what they say will hurt you feelings like nice guys, they just say whatever the hell they want.

I know with some girls, it's a fix-it project fascination, but for me, it's just the mere fact that I don't have to rebuild someone's ego from scratch, constantly telling him that he's good enough, smart enough and, doggone it, people like him.

I am attracted to bad boys cause they are dangerous and thrilling so, therefore, sexy as hell. But have never ever been involved with one because I don't have a masochistic bone in my body.

Perhaps its the lure of taming the wild......being the girl who made the bad boy a softy....

Maybe you have noticed wrong jingles, it is not that girls fall for bad boys, as far as i know, most of the times girls loath bad boys for their acts and stuff. Maybe for a relation at our age, a girl looks for a guy who is like cool and stuff but women generally like to settle with guys who are decent and well behaved!

sometimes there's no good boys to choose from lol

As a "good boy" i have always asked the same question. and the reason is that "good boys" are boring, "bad boys" bring excitement, adventure and a sense of mystery. As we grow up, its gets better for the "good boys" but in your youth it is tough.

Believe it or not...Girls/Women Tend To Pick Or Choose A Man, That Is Like Thier Father. If you will think about it, for a little while, and compare the 2 of them...you will find,that they have alot of similarities, in HOW THEY TREAT YOU. I know this to be TRUE, Because I did it myself for many years and could not understand "WHY", I kept choosing men that were both mentally and physically abusive. The name for it is called.."CO-DEPENDANT"...which is someone who is addicted to bad relationships. You may want to think about purchasing the book..."CO-DEPENDANT NO MORE"..It will give you alot of the answers that you are looking for, regarding this subject...

I have no idea. My daughters first love was a real scum bag. Didn't work, was a smart mouth. When I talk to her now about him (she dumped him years ago) she has no idea what she saw in him.

Because a bad boy is the only kind of guy who can really understand me.

Hmmm, I think ElLagarto may be on to something. I think in my case, (in my past!), it was because of the drugs and alcohol in me at the time. Judgment impaired, he seemed like a good idea at the time. Of course, stripping while standing in a convertible as we drove down the street seemed like a good idea too, at the time.

I agree with Blondesuzy. When I was younger I wanted a guy just like dear old dad - ie, a ******-up alkie.
Nowadays, I am still attracted to the "bad ones", but my brain is smart enough to make the connection. Thank god.

Better drugs.

EricS is right. A lot of my girl friends go for the bad boys in order to "fix them." Once they "fix" them, they get bored with them. Personally, I'm not interested in a bad boy. I want a good MAN.

I don't. Maybe bad boys make them seem good by comparison. Or maybe it's because "bad boys" conform to their stereotype of what a man is.

As for those "nice boys"...they never seem to be interested in me anyways...maybe I should be falling for the bad ones :/

I think people should start asking why "nice" boys always fall for bad girls...

I always thought it was because they had only had experiences of being close to bad people. It's easy to know how to behave when you're dealing with the norm?

kimkay is right.
i'm mild-mannered,
and a wimp.
always will be,

I think its the mystery and excitement of being with them. I myself love bad boys. Boys that are mild mannered seem like wimps to me.

As women we tend to value ourselves to little.... and settle for so called bad boys. Excitement I guess but at 40 I appreciate a man with a little depth to him. ( The whole been there done that.)