Do girls like vindictive guys and vengeful guys?

[hardboiledink]

Not against her but against other people who may be seen as bad people or evil. Or is vindictiveness and revenge always seen as bad?

[Billlewis]

I think a lot of women love being with a guy who's intimidating and can strike fear in the hearts of most other men. I used to visit some friends of mine on the city's South side, and one of the daughters, who was in her mid to late twenties and very attractive, had a boyfriend who was just nasty and confrontational -- because he knew he'd win any confrontation that came up with ease. Sometimes when I was there, he'd shake me down for money or a ride somewhere, etc, and there was no way I could refuse him. Brenda knew that, too, and she'd even call him whenever I showed up when he wasn't around, so he could come over and browbeat me into doing whatever he wanted. Sometimes I'd spend the night there, and if he'd been particularly abusive earlier that day, they were louder and more passionate than usual during their lovemaking sessions

[Billlewis]

One Saturday night, when Brenda needed money for a six pack, she sent LaRod downstairs to the basement to get it out of me, which he did with a good measure of satisfaction. When I went upstairs to use the bathroom earlier, I overheard her say to him, 'I need some money, baby -- go down there and make that bitch give it up -- and if he don't want to, you know you can beat that ass proper... I might just want you to do that anyway... 'cause he sure need a good ass whuppin''

[GenderEqualityMyth]

Being vengeful shows your willing to fight for what you value. To women, this means that a man is willing to fight for them if they care about them. Feeling protected is a pillar of female attraction.

[ZamerZ]

I'd say it depends on the situation. A guy who's just being a dick for the sake of it isn't attractive. Who is naive enough to think "ohh I'm special and he'd never turn on me <3"? A guy who stands up for others, though? A totally different thing. One of my friends defended an elderly couple against a Neo-N*zi on the subway. The guy just wouldn't leave them alone, got handsy and aggressive, and it ended with my friend's fist in his face. My friend and I started dating a little later.