Why do we feel attracted for the bad boys/girls

Bad girls - These bad girls... look so good
Mexico
May 3, 2011 4:30pm CST
I am a shy boy. I was a good student and I am a good professional. I can be classified as a "good boy" and I can't completely understand why do I feel attracted for these bad girls. They say the opposites attracted but it just doesn't make sense. When I watched one of these bad girls I sometimes feel attracted to them. Maybe it's because I care too much about things the reason why, when I looked a girl that don't care about these things and that use her freedom to the maximum, I feel interested. And I know this happend to girls too. So guys, share your opinions. ALVARO
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17 responses
• United States
4 May 11
Believe it or not, I just saw a talk show with a Psychologist. It is simple. You are a knight in shiny armour. I mean you see a bad girl and you want to help or "save" her.Or like you said , you like their boldness. Either way Be careful. Some bad girls arte Just evil. They don't want to change. Me? I used to think I was evil so I yearned to be with a bad guy. But my fried convinced me I may have a bad temper but i am not evil. And after that realization I found a nice guy and I am happy.
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• United States
5 May 11
It is a beautiful thing. It means you have a good heart and you have empathy, This is rare! Please don't change.A true gentleman is hard to find. Just be careful. Some bad girls have good hearts under all the flashiness but others are just pure evil. I don't want you to get hurt.
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• Mexico
6 May 11
Hi sarah: Thank you very much for your message. Sometimes I feel that the world tries to change your feelings. Some people advice us to always be careful and think about the bad part of everyone and that's so sad. Of course, I understand that some persons are just pure evil, but that's a minority. Most people are good or they have a good part inside that needs to be discovered ALVARO
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• Mexico
5 May 11
Hi sarah: I like the knight in shiny armour theory. I have experimented this feeling. I mean, I have seen a bad girl and I have thought, she can't be that bad or maybe that she needed to be rescued. It's a strange feeling. ALVARO
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• Philippines
3 May 11
there usually is an attraction to the opposites because they represent the things that you are not, the things you can't or won't do, they exude excitement and challenge, they add color to the usual black and white, and they make you feel that it's alright to bend some rules. on the other hand, we sometimes get attracted to things we desired the most. hehe it may be the person or its representation. as in your case, it's freedom. living. the freedom to live life to its fullest. and you get attracted to people who seem to be doing things as freely as they could. just what holds you back? pardon my asking. you are young. i attended a seminar and caught on what the speaker has said: life offers limitless potential. the only ones limiting is us. have a great and enjoyable day alvaro.
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• Philippines
5 May 11
curiosity is good. it solicits thoughts and enables one to wanna learn something new or something different. it doesn't necessarily make you a bad boy. lol
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• Mexico
6 May 11
Hi myles narvaez: Definetly now. Without curiosity life would be too boring and interact with new persons totally different from us is not bad either, I think. ALVARO
• Mexico
4 May 11
Hi mylesnarvaez: Wow, I think that's a really good analyse of the situation. Maybe i want to have all in control and I am really serious that I feel curious about the opposite, a person that represents these things I won't do. I don't want to be a bad boy hahaha but I feel curious. ALVARO
• United States
4 May 11
Personally I don't feel much attraction to the bad boys, but I think I do get the lure. Maybe. Part of it. There was a guy back in high school that I would have called a "bad boy". He was wild, reckless, and constantly getting in trouble. Not qualities that I admire. Except he was also confident, bold, and ready to fight for anything. Those are qualities that I admire. I think that maybe some girls see the qualities they admire and don't realize that the qualities they don't admire can't be changed and are REALLY dangerous. Most "nice guys" I know don't have any of that bold confidence.
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• United States
4 May 11
Personally, I'm not attracted to someone who wants to live for themselves and throw off "society's restrictions". That's the part where I don't see the lure. If you stood two bold confident men up next to each other and one was a gang leader and the other man a firefighter... I'd be much more attracted to the firefighter. Even though both live on the edge, one of them uses his strength of character to fight for good... so to speak. But he still lives within what you would call "society's restrictions" and is possibly a model of "good behavior". That's more attractive to me than someone who scoffs at rules. Now, GOOD men with that kind of bold confidence seem very rare to me. I mostly just meet the bad boys who have it.
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• Mexico
5 May 11
Hi ally of the rain: Thanks for giving us this example. I think that the self confidence that some of these bad boys or girls have make them attractive to our eyes. I'd like to have this level of self confidence too. Thanks for your answer. Have a nice day. ALVARO
• China
4 May 11
yes,i agree and i want to add some here we feel attracted to the "bad boy or girls" sometimes coz they live for themselves and care little of the restrictions society or so called "good behavior" have opposed on most of us,they are confident and bold enough to experince things we normal people dare not to do...sometimes it is poignant,biting,fully release ourselves,maybe somtimes the other part inside our body encourages us to have a try ...
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@Cherish14 (2693)
• Philippines
4 May 11
hi alvaro, you probably still remember me i am not interested in bad boys heheh. my boyfriend is a "good boy" too, he is a joker and so am i hehe, he likes staying at home and that's how i am too. we are like each other, we almost have the same likes and dislikes. i dunno if i should still call him my boyfriend, we broke up already but i still hope he takes me back again soon i still love him very much and even just thinking about him like right now makes me cry so much already i miss him in my life. some of the people i know are like that too. they like bad guys, like they find it sexy hehehe and yeah maybe they also find them very interesting. i agree that in some cases, opposites attract too :)
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• Mexico
5 May 11
Hi Cherish: I value a lot a good sense of humour in a relationship. That's one of the things that make me feel interested about a person. It's sad that you and your boyfriend has broken up. If he is your soulmate you'll find a way to make things work out again. By the way: I remember you ALVARO
• Mexico
10 May 11
Hi Cherish: Well if you have done everything for the sake of your relationship, you must feel proud of yourself. I believe we all have one true love somewhere in this world. If he is the one for you, he'll realize how good you are and he'll fight for your love. ALVARO
@Cherish14 (2693)
• Philippines
5 May 11
i did everything Alvaro I'll just give it time and hope for the best. thank you so much. you are a very good person. i hope to meet you someday and just thank you. i appreciate all the advices you give me. thank you.
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• Philippines
4 May 11
the world is made of rules and we deemed these rules absolute, but they are not. theoretically they are, but in practice they have so many flaws. anyways, what is common to all of us despite the presence of these so many rules is that we experience the same things.we may experience it differently, but thematically its the same.boys attracted to girls and girls attracted to boys.good boys attracted to bad girls and good girls attracted to bad boys. i do not want to make use of the world bad.because it generally speaks of being bad. let's look at the bright side. i do not think so these we so called "bad boys/girls" are really bad at all. they were just lost souls. and what does lost souls need? guidance. from whom? from those deemed people with the right mind set - they are the good nurtured ones. what is so nice of these so called "bad boys/girls" is when they are given that one single opportunity to be good, they will grabbed it. and when that single opportunity is a perfect timing, they can make a big difference. it doesn't matter if you had fallen for these bad girls/boys. what matters most is you can change one soul. and that very simple thing you have done makes a big difference. who will benefit that effort by the way? it's us who shared our life to change one lost soul. nothing will be lost, only energies spent. but we can replenish it. at the end of the day, after all what we have done, we can still lie on our bed peacefully and with a smile in our faces - I made something great today. what have you done? i had changed one soul.
• Mexico
5 May 11
Hi lady phoenix: I like the concept of lost souls instead of just calling them bad boys or girls. I think you are right, in might case I could have the power to change someone and discover the best part of my soulmate. This is a good source for inspiration when you are starting a relationship. Thanks for your answer. ALVARO
• Mexico
10 May 11
Hi lady phoenix: Thank you very much. We all deserve an opportunity and I hope I'll find the right girl for me. Nice answer. ALVARO
• Philippines
6 May 11
you are most welcome.it's a way of maintaining the humanity of each one of us, making us distinct from other creations.so go on mate, discover the best from your soulmate.good luck on your quest...
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• Philippines
3 Jul 11
Oh I see! Maybe that's why I don't feel attracted with those bad guys because I'm already bad. Hahaha! Just kidding. I'm not a bad/party/hard-rocki'n girl but no bad guy has ever caught my attention so far. I'd rather like to be with a mature, responsible, caring, honest and respectful guy. :)
• Mexico
4 Jul 11
Hi Xparky: Well, cause this actually makes me feel curious about you. In a good way . So you are basically like the song by Katy Perry, I think I'm ready. You stop falling for these bad boys that are just trouble so they look interesting but for real, they are not the right ones for having a relationship? Thanks for participating on my discussion. ALVARO
• Mexico
11 Jul 11
Hi Xparky: You can be better than this ofcourse. Thanks for your answer. ALVARO
• Philippines
4 Jul 11
Yup! Why go with a troublemaker that only gives me a headache and a heartbreak if I can find a better one. Right? LOL!
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@jazel_juan (15747)
• Philippines
4 May 11
hmm i also ask this myself, when i watch movies, i tend to notice i like the rugged ones or the bad boys if you say so... like when i watched the movie the fast and the furious i love paul walker there, he have this rugged look that is so attractive..lol i like those kinds, i do not like the tooo neat ones, the ones that their hair are so in place.. a no no fr me.. it is something about their confidence that is so attractive
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• Mexico
5 May 11
Hi jazel juan: You are probably right. This type of attitude is really attractive and make bad boys or girls irresistible. Thanks for your answer. ALVARO
@bounce58 (17387)
• Canada
3 May 11
I think that if you've remained true, and straight all your life, there is a propensity to be attracted to 'bad' girls. Sometimes, when it takes a bit of stress to remain 'good', we become curious on how it feels to let go. But, I would just call this attraction, which is fleeting, and not something to build a relationship on.
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• Mexico
4 May 11
Hi bounce: I think yoou are right. It's probably stupid to think that you can build a strong relationship with a bad boy/girl and that you'll end up changing him/her. Thanks for sharing your point of view. ALVARO
@kukueye (1759)
• Malaysia
4 May 11
Bad girl bad boy are bad for health. - Better have fun and be safe.
I guess girls or boys like the adventure and get amassed by things they dare not do but they partner are doing, they need people to go wild and experiment the other world which they are prohibited by young and these wild bad boys and girls introduce them to expose their wild sides and be crazy and stupid1.Wild people some has no responsibility and think of no consequence of their actions.
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• Mexico
5 May 11
Hi kukueye: I think that's a good theory. You are probably right, there are two sides, the one of the persons like me that are too serious and try to be good and the other side, teh one of the persons that don't care too much about responsabilities. Some people are in both parts of these worlds. ALVARO
• Philippines
4 May 11
i do think that you need to get to know yourself better... there are reasons why you are being attracted to those types of girls. What is in a labeled bad girl that good girls doesn't have? and vice versa. Try to answer these questions. what is it that you really want for a girl? do you find bad girls exciting? and good girls boring? are you an adventurous type of guy? are you a risk-taker? examine yourself and you will know the answer...
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• Mexico
5 May 11
Hi carcocmaguinsay: These are some really interesting questions. I'll try to answer them to know myself better and answer thsi question 1. what is it that you really want for a girl? Ans: I want someone that makes me smile, and adventoruous girl with iniciative. I find smart and succesful girls sexy too. 2. do you find bad girls exciting? and good girls boring? Ans: Not at all. Is just that usually good girls are the type of girls that I have as friends because they are too like me if you knwo what I mean. 3. are you an adventurous type of guy? are you a risk-taker? In my personal life I am not adventurous but I feel excited when I assume a challenge. ALVARO
@Zer0Stats (1147)
• India
4 Jul 11
We do normally get attracted to good looking girls.When it comes to the good or bad girl then good girls are cute but hard to get 'em into bed and bad girls typically come across as sexier and easier so we go for it.
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• Mexico
11 Jul 11
Hi zero stats:Well this is also an interesting fact that we have to consider. Some good girls look so high to reach while bag girls seem to be "more accessible". Thanks for your answer. ALVARO
• United States
3 May 11
I think the reason why people like the bad guys because it's more excitement because they like to have fun or be dangerous. Sometimes we want to have those moments of wild fun or sometimes we are in a desperate need to let loose and be free. We find someone that can give us that and it puts this whole excitement in our brains.
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• Mexico
5 May 11
Hi EstiiBabii: I understand what you are saying. We recieve a dose of adrenaline when we are in front of a person that appears to offer us some kind of excitement that we are not used to. ALVARO
@iklananda (1202)
3 May 11
Come on human also atracted to new things and good one bad girls have it
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• Mexico
4 May 11
Hi iklananda: I guess that this behaviour seems like something new to me and that's the reason why it makes me feel interested. ALVARO
• Netherlands
4 May 11
Hi Starsailover, I have the opposite.... I atrack bad boys thinking Iam bad. But when they see Iam just a good girl they think iam just acting. I have it all the the time. I love good guys and they also think iam bad and exiting and have a misterious life. Reality is just that Iam a simple girl with normal activities, some consider this as dull hahahah. When I was fed up of the bad boys I changed my style of clothes and the result was nothing I still have it. yess I know its not only your clothes but also looks. But when I listen what men think about me, what kind of fantasies they have or think how I am, sometimes I get shocked and think how the men are being doctrinated with hot girls on tv. They often look only on the cover and don't look at the girl inside. They make comparises with a sexy girl from tv thats their refference. So what is bad and what is good? hahahah
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• Mexico
5 May 11
Hi delicious: I find that's interesting. Yes, we guys have this problem but so does girls. TV give us some stereotypes of relationships and personalities, I think. So there's something in you that make guys think that you are a bad, misterious girl . This could be the plot for a very interesting story. ALVARO
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
3 May 11
hello Alvaro, I don't get attracted with bad boys,maybe a bit ruggedly looks will do but a total bad boy. I don't like those prim and proper good boyish looks...i want a bit mystic of manlyhood ..not a total crashed off. have a great day my friend...
@jaiho2009 (39142)
• Philippines
3 May 11
typo error a bit ruggedly look will do but not a total bad boy
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• Mexico
4 May 11
Hi jaiho: Well, I don't feel attracted to a totally bad girl but not as good as I am . I don't know, there's sonmething on the- I do what I want, I don't care about rules that is interesting. ALVARO
@Matpunk85 (1066)
• Italy
3 May 11
I looked at the photo but the girls in it don't seems to be "bad", but they seems "b.i.t.c.h.e.s". I don't know in detail what do you means for "bad girls". If they are girls quite naked I say that is obvious that I'm attracted by them, if not it depends from the girl.
• Mexico
4 May 11
Hi Matpunk: Well it could be girls that are too crazy but also girls that don't care too much about the rules, that just do what they want. I am not talking just about the b girls on this picture ALVARO
@hnaboro (113)
• Uganda
3 May 11
these bad girls and boys know what to do. the know the art of making even the worst habit seem like it is the best. if you allow your mind to accept these things, they overtake you and in no time you begin imitating them.
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• Mexico
4 May 11
Hi hnaboro: I think you are right. When you are in front of a bad boy or girl you have to remember who you are and your values because they can be like a big temptation to us. ALVARO