Why are some women attracted to the bad boy/gangster appearance?

[Jean-Marie_Céline]

I don't know if I should be amused or pissed in getting compared to a Milanese Tony Montana.

[TheorionMage]

DECADES of being subtly... and NOT so subtly... COMPELLED
to try to conform to the previous generation's
idealized 'Pollyanna' architypes CHAFES!!!

AND... comes a time WHEN you're ACHING to REBEL!

To call out THEIR hypocrisies... to unpredictably stand
mid- Sunday Church services, ... eschew the 'goody two shoes'
and lasciviously 'flash' the Congregation;
... forcefully seize the nearest Congregant's face,
deeply tongue-kiss them and
shove their face in your crotch as you GRIND!

FRUSTRATION and unrequited appetites FESTER
and eventually the pressures BUILD.
Either they break through... OR...
they 'break' YOUR innate animal spirit's appetites~

[yofuknutz]

You're a Baptist back in the day

[jhnny1331]

I don't think it's just the look that they're attracted to in that respect I think it's a whole persona I mean you could look like a Harley Davidson riding badass with tattoos but you could be the biggest fucking dork in the world snort when you laugh and fart when you when you're nervous it's more than just a look

[Hangry22]

Because they have this illusion that they are chosen to be his special girl who will finally tame him and warm his heart

[LoveIsFake]

But that never happens does it

[Hangry22]

@LoveIsFake never ever. Can't blame them. This is what most Wattpad stories are about."How the evil mafia drug lord falls and changes for an ordinary poor girl"👀
It's all a fantasy

[Sweetener_]

Because men like that excude confidence and dominance. Women like alpha men even though some might not admit it 😏

[Uptowngirl88]

Exactly they do appear very confident and have no problems approaching a woman. They're also very flashy

[bulletbob555]

Just read where a reformed criminal went straight. He said I didn't really attract same quality of women or quanity either. He surmised that being a vending machine repairman didn't really do it for women like his previous life. Doesn't answer why but there is some food for thought in there for sure

[fxllenone]

Dominance. Bad boys do not bow down to society, they are not interested in following someone else's rules. They look at tyrannical authority and say FUCK YOU. That is what makes them irresistible to women, because women are sexually attracted to strength, and men are sexually attracted to weakness.

[Atrocity]

Well I bet lots of woman think it is kind a masculine , but the gangster always protects his beloved in those movies and is never an asshole... that makes a difference in real life.

[alice55]

I don't know they just look cool and manly (usually).

[LoveIsFake]

Hmm... In my experience of knowing people like that they are usually only doing bad things for attention or covering something with the bad boy thing

[JSmuve]

Because they satisfy women's emotional need for masculinity and excitement.

[Phoenix98]

Lol well I mean there's worse people you could get compared to.

[missy52]

Cause my daddy is one. But I prefer the clean cut criminals with their suit and ties.

[LoveIsFake]

Like your dad dad? Because I know girls like guys who remind them of their dads.

[missy52]

My dad dad. And that was a joke for the most part. I don't like bad boys but I do like risk takers. I have a family full of them.

[EssenceOfLight]

Frail 160cm guy doesn't arise adrenaline level in girls who like to play with fire.
Maybe money, social status make such guys attractive but not their instincts.

[Wowboi]

Because they probably resemble their fathers who used to be gansters or they feed off pop celebrity culture (bad bitch needs a bad boy) some find it fulfilling being with a gangster because it enhances their image. All in all it's just bullshit

[boggboss]

Same reasons some guys live bitchy women

[Uptowngirl88]

True story

[1031ent]

I think you will find out the older women get, the fewer like bad boys. Thank God we got new young un's coming ever year.

[Zygum]

May be those boys are bad for you but not bad for girls. Some girls like like to taste more boys, so they like gangsters

[msc545]

I am not sure - you would need to ask a woman I guess

[Uptowngirl88]

Money

[Unit1]

Finally a honest woman

[jamesgoldman]

And power

[Uptowngirl88]

☝️exactly

[Uptowngirl88]

They're very flashy and confident

[icequeen03]

People are attracted to different things 🤷🏻‍♀️

[Guardian45]

Sad, but True! Some women never learn.

[Anonymous]

Black guys and bad boys.

[Anonymous]

sexy