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[PerroneFord]

I saw this on another forum, and though I would post it here. Nothing too graphic, and for nice guys, a great read:



This is a tribute to the nice guys.*********************************** ********
The nice guys that finish last, that never become more than friends,
that endure hours of whining and bitching about what assholes guys are,
while disproving the very point. This is dedicated to those guys who always
provide a shoulder to lean on but restrain themselves to tentative hugs,
those guys who hold open doors and give reassuring pats on the back and
sit patiently outside the changing room at department stores. This is
in honor of the guys that obligingly reiterate how cute/beautiful/smart
/funny/sexy their female friends are at the appropriate moment, because
they know most girls need that litany of support. This is in honor of
the guys with open minds, with laid-back attitudes, with honest concern.
This is in honor of the guys who respect a girl’s every facet, from her
privacy to her theology to her clothing style.

This is for the guys who escort their drunk, bewildered female friends
back from parties and never take advantage once they’re at her door, for
the guys who accompany girls to bars as buffers against the rest of the
creepy male population, for the guys who know a girl is fishing for
compliments but give them out anyway, for the guys who always play by
the rules in a game where the rules favor cheaters, for the guys who
are accredited as boyfriend material but somehow don’t end up being
boyfriends, for all the nice guys who are overlooked, underestimated, and
unappreciated, for all the nice guys who are manipulated, misled, and
unjustly abandoned, this is for you.

This is for that time she left 40 urgent messages on your cell phone, and
when you called her back, she spent three hours painstakingly dissecting
two sentences her boyfriend said to her over dinner. And even though you
thought her boyfriend was a chump and a jerk, you assured her that it was
all ok and she shouldn’t worry about it. This is for that time she
interrupted the best killing spree you’d ever orchestrated in GTA3 to rant
about a rumor that romantically linked her and the guy she thinks is the
most repulsive person in the world. And even though you thought it was
immature and you had nothing against the guy, you paused the game for two
hours and helped her concoct a counter-rumor to spread around the floor.
This is also for that time she didn’t have a date, so after numerous vows
that there was nothing “serious” between the two of you, she dragged you
to a party where you knew nobody, the beer was awful, and she flirted
shamelessly with you, justifying each fit of reckless teasing by announcing
to everyone: “oh, but we’re just friends!” And even though you were invited
purely as a symbolic warm body for her ego, you went anyways. Because you’re
nice like that.

The nice guys don’t often get credit where credit is due. And perhaps more
disturbing, the nice guys don’t seem to get laid as often as they should.
And I wish I could logically explain this trend, but I can’t. From what I
have observed on campus and what I have learned from talking to friends at
other schools and in the workplace, the only conclusion I can confirm is that
many girls are just illogical, manipulative ****es. Many of them claim they
just want to date a nice guy, but when presented with such a specimen, they
say irrational, confusing things such as “oh, he’s too nice to date” or “he
would be a good boyfriend but he’s not for me” or “he already puts up with
so much from me, I couldn’t possibly ask him out!” or the most frustrating
of all: “no, it would ruin our friendship.” Yet, they continue to lament the
lack of datable men in the world, and they expect their too-nice-to-date male
friends to sympathize and apologize for the men that are jerks. Sorry, guys,
girls like that are beyond my ability to fathom. I can’t figure out why the
connection breaks down between what they say (I want a nice guy!) and what
they do (I’m going to sleep with this complete jerk now!). But one thing
I can do, is say that the nice-guy-finishes-last phenomenon doesn’t last
forever. There are definitely many girls who grow out of that train of
thought and realize they should be dating the nice guys, not taking them
for granted. The tricky part is finding those girls, and even trickier,
finding the ones that are single.

So, until those girls are found, I propose a toast to all the nice guys.
You know who you are, and I know you’re sick of hearing yourself described
as ubiquitously nice. But the truth of the matter is, the world needs your
patience in the department store, your holding open of doors, your party
escorting services, your propensity to be a sucker for a pretty smile.
For all the crazy, insane, absurd things you tolerate, for all the situations
where you are the faceless, nameless hero, my accolades, my acknowledgement,
and my gratitude go out to you. You do have credibility in this society,
and your well deserved vindication is coming.
s a salute to nice guys.

[drbill]

I'll raise my glass to you, PerroneFord, so we can both toast this truism. Well at least in my own mind. I'm sure Caetllonn would agree that the description fits you... she may have doubts about me! Just teasing ya, Caetllonn.

[ScubaSis]

That was really good. Looking back at my life, I remember a time when I was guilty of such things. Now it would be nice to meet and appreciate such a man. I think they say, You have to go through a few toads, before you meet the Prince!!!

[Latitude Adjustment]

Women might say they want to marry a nice guy but they prefer to date the bad boys and then wonder why they got burned.
It's like Bart Simpson getting shocked by the cookie jar, they keep going back thinking the outcome will be different and it never is.

[ScubaSis]

Women might say they want to marry a nice guy but they prefer to date the bad boys and then wonder why they got burned.
It's like Bart Simpson getting shocked by the cookie jar, they keep going back thinking the outcome will be different and it never is.

Benjamin Franklin: The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

Pulled this off the web.

[justscuba]

They always say: "The woman date bad guys." ....but I just want to met one bad girl......LOL

[Brinybay]

I guess I'm not such a nice guy because I would never put up with the majority of the stuff mentioned.

[annasea]

I'll raise my glass to you, PerroneFord, so we can both toast this truism. Well at least in my own mind. I'm sure Caetllonn would agree that the description fits you... she may have doubts about me! Just teasing ya, Caetllonn.

Teasing? And yet you're dead on...

[dolphin lover]

I will agree with that as well. To some extent I think the reverse is also true. There are some of us nice girls that can't seem to find the nice guys and the ones you can find are dating the ones that treat them like dirt. Go figure?

[PerroneFord]

Hmm ok.

Here I am. Nice guy. Single. Live in the same state as you, like to dive, not too awfully ugly.

Tag, you're it!

I will agree with that as well. To some extent I think the reverse is also true. There are some of us nice girls that can't seem to find the nice guys and the ones you can find are dating the ones that treat them like dirt. Go figure?

[damselfish]

Funny, I haven't met any nice guys, just guys pretending to be nice guys.

[drbill]

Ouch, Caetllonn, that hurts... even if you were teasing back. I think a return trip to Catalina is no longer a possibility.

[BeachBunny]

I for one prefer nice boys with bad boy tendencies.....and might I add an AWWWWWWWWW for the post!!!

[dustbowl diver]

I was nice once-then I got married. Since I'm single, I'm nice all over again!!!!

[Latitude Adjustment]

Women might say they want to marry a nice guy but they prefer to date the bad boys and then wonder why they got burned.
It's like Bart Simpson getting shocked by the cookie jar, they keep going back thinking the outcome will be different and it never is.

Benjamin Franklin: The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

Pulled this off the web.

Lab rats seem to learn this pretty quick but a lot of women don't. I should now probably duck!