I'm sure there are girls who like their nice guys don't get me wrong but i'll say that you will get bored of a nice guy more quickly. I'm happy for you doofqueen. Obviously once people are in a relationship and have been for a while then the guy is going to be showing more and more of his nice characteristics - my point is that these are not effective ways to cause ATTRACTION in the first place. It's a fundamental psychological principle that we want what we can't have, it's called the rule of scarcity. Ever wonder why when you know you can have something easily (i.e. the guy who absolutely adores you and tells you so all the time) you tend to lose interest and gravitate towards something a little more challenging.
It's because the power balance becomes unequal. If you are putting your cards on the table all the time, theres no sense of uncertainty because they KNOW that they have you and will put in less effort to keep you - i.e. walk over you.
The irony is that the more distant the girl becomes the clingier the guy will get in effort to get her back. She is his challenge, keeping him guessing. Her affection is portioned out, not poured on thick all the time. When it is portioned out, it is like a drug fix when he gets it and the uncertainty keeps him wanting more.
This principle works both ways. As in girls can fall into the same problem but i'm talking in the context of nice guys who far too often get fucked over and then whinge and play the victim. Fuck being a victim, the reason she acted the way she did is because you bored her with your behaviour. It's not that she doesn't like you, it was the way you acted under the influence of emotion. Emotion doesn't make for sensible choices. Don't deny emotions, but realise that you can control the degree of influence they have.
1234 - It shouldn't be horribly depressing man. When you see it as an opportunity to give something else a go you'll look forward to adopting a more fun and playful attitude. It's certainly much better than self-doubt and self-pity, trust me!
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