Reddit’s ‘Nice Guys’ Will Give You A Full-Body Shudder

If you’re a cishet woman dating men, chances are you’ve stumbled across a guy that could be deemed a “victim” of ‘Nice Guy Syndrome’.

The man in question may come across as sensitive, caring, and empathetic until something doesn’t go his way or he gets rejected by the woman he’s secretly or not-so-secretly lusting after. Upon rejection, the “nice guy” may turn nasty towards the woman he was once interested in, blaming her for the rejection and ultimately victimising himself in the process. “Women never go for nice guys like me,” he’ll say.

Urban Dictionary defines nice guy syndrome as “a man that thinks he’s entitled to date or have sexual relationships with women simply because he sees himself as a ‘good person’.”

Generally the “nice guy” has misread the signals of someone being nice to him and assumed that has to mean they’re romantically interested. When he finds out they’re not, he then finds a way to insult or demean the person, rather than just accepting they weren’t THAT into him. Even if the “nice guy” and the person he’s now turned against had a romantic connection that’s since fizzled out, ultimately the rejection in any form is just too much for him to bear.

Which brings me to a subreddit that simultaneously amuses and horrifies me in equal measure.

Introducing Reddit’s Nice Guys subreddit:

The subreddit is filled with stories of men not handling rejection well, lashing out, getting nasty, and in some instances, gaslighting the person they’re talking to like it’s no big deal.

Of course, there are the bad Tinder bios.

Because most people can agree anyone who deems themselves as a “genuinely good guy” is probably going to exhibit some red flag behaviour at some point.

Don’t even get me started on this hot mess.

Moving on from the bad dating app bios, the conversation exchanges littered throughout r/niceguys will give you full-body chills.

Like this monstrosity.

Or this journey where someone rejects a person they went on a date with, and the person really can’t handle the rejection.

Read the full thing here.

Let’s not forget this classic.

And then, there’s this post which will really show you the danger of #NiceGuys.

Happy reading.

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