How I Feel as a Nice Guy the Way Nice Guys get Stereotyped

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How I Feel as a Nice Guy the Way Nice Guys get Stereotyped

This is about how misleading five misconceptions about nice guys are.

Misconception 1: Nice Guys always buy roses for girls, hold doors, pay for dates, etc.

I hold doors but like I would for anyone. As for roses and paying for dates I do not do these things because I like for the girl to pay for herself. If I pay for these things, it feels like I am 'buying' her time, and she does not actually want to spend time with me for me. So this is one of the common misconceptions about 'my breed' that I find extremely frustrating.

Misconception 2: Nice guys do not do anything to improve themselves, they just do aforementioned nice things to try and get sex

First of all, I never do nice things to get something in return, least of all sex. Second, as I already explained I don't do 'nice things' like pay for dates, buy gifts, etc. because I feel that this is not something a woman should expect off me. Third, I do lots of things to improve myself: I have my hobbies, I go to the gym, I work on my aspirations, etc. It seems like this is not enough by itself to get sex, or a girlfriend either for that matter.

Misconception 3: nice guys have boring or nerdy personalities

To be honest a lot of the activities I am interested in are very physically demanding, I actually have a fashion sense, and a cool taste in music. I may be a nice guy but I am the antithesis to a nerd. Not that I have anything against them, I'm just not one of them. So this is something people should stop assuming: "oh you don't have a girlfriend? must be a nerd."

Misconception 4: nice guys think they are owed sex

It's true that I personally think lots of negative things about how women choose men. E.g. a lot of women don't sleep with a guy unless he is high status - a celebrity, wealthy (gold diggers), popular, whatever. Some women have to be married first or in a long term commitment which is just, whatever. Other women outright demand payment (hookers). Finally, there are lots of women that will not sleep with a guy unless he can pass her 'shit tests' (read: play the game of psychology with her). The existence of these kinds of girls makes it harder for me to lose my virginity and I don't like them. However, I do not think they owe me their bodies because that would be rape.

Misconception 5: nice guys are like Elliot Rodgers

So this is related to misconception 4. Because Elliot Rodgers was a guy that thought women owed him sex, he got mad about it and killed a bunch of people (mainly men because he thought they were alphas stealing his girls or something). Because of this, when people hear nice guy rants, their gut reaction is to associate the author with Elliot Rodgers. This is a false assumption because just complaining about the way things are does not mean you intend to use force to change the way things are. It also does not mean that none of Elliot Rodgers' complaints about women were invalid, just that his method of expression was unethical.

How I Feel as a Nice Guy the Way Nice Guys get Stereotyped
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