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All this, of course, tends to gloss over the fact that [[ShapedLikeItself bad boys are, well,]] ''[[ShapedLikeItself bad]]'', meaning [[{{Jerkass}} self-centered]], possibly [[SanityHasAdvantages not too mentally stable]], [[FetishizedAbuser potentially abusive]], might have trouble finding and keeping a legal job, and will most likely be more interested in the [[AllMenArePerverts sexual]] aspect of a relationship than anything else. He's probably not going to be all that concerned with fidelity, either. So what if he can't be trusted? It's an [[ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe honor for girls in media to be chosen by him]], to walk into prom night with him on her arm, to ride on the back of his motorcycle with her arms around his waist, to stick her tongue out at the AlphaBitch from the passenger's seat of his stolen convertible.

* In Myth/ClassicalMythology, Aphrodite's passionate (and lasting) affair with the dangerous, bloodthirsty war-god Ares makes this trope OlderThanFeudalism. The fact that her husband Hephaestus was [[TheGrotesque deformed and disabled]] and the marriage wasn't even her idea didn't help matters. Some versions have Hephaestus be a genuinely loving husband to her, in others he got his revenge by crafting an inescapable net and throwing it over the sleeping lovers then calling all the other deities to point-and-laugh.
** Romand myth gives Mars a kind of divine hero upgrade, making him more an icon of male fertility.

-->-- '''Creator/RogerEbert''', ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' [[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/twilight-2008 review]]

All this, of course, tends to gloss over the fact that [[ShapedLikeItself bad boys are, well,]] ''[[ShapedLikeItself bad]]'', meaning [[{{Jerkass}} self-centered]], possibly [[SanityHasAdvantages not too mentally stable]], [[FetishizedAbuser potentially abusive]], might have trouble finding and keeping a legal job, and will most likely be more interested in the physical (read: ''[[AllMenArePerverts sexual]]'') aspects of a relationship than anything else. He's probably not going to be all that concerned with fidelity, either. So what if he can't be trusted? It's an [[ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe honor for girls in media to be chosen by him]], to walk into prom night with him on her arm, to ride on the back of his motorcycle with her arms around his waist, to stick her tongue out at the AlphaBitch from the passenger's seat of his stolen convertible.

** Years later, Wrestling/{{Lita}} would leave Kane for Wrestling/{{Edge}}. This mirrored her {{real life|WritesThePlot}} actions with Wrestling/MattHardy. This is at times gender-flipped since a lot of the male wrestlers seem to be interested in her.

** Ivy is attracted towards broody, angsty boys, though {{downplayed|Trope}} in that she doesn't like ones that are actively dangerous or cruel. This has resulted in her developing a deep crush on the anti-social [[GrumpyBear Simon]].

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'': PlayedForLaughs in episode 7 of season 9, where [[CasanovaWannabe Tucker]] gives love advice to [[DeadpanSnarker Church]] for when Tex arrives.
-->'''Tucker:''' Church, say something rebellious.
-->'''Church:''' Uh, okay, I think the working class should uprise against the rich people.
-->'''Tucker:''' I said rebellious, not revolutionary.

* ''{{Machinima/Anon}}'': Twin brothers Tucker and Hunter are part of a VERY shady crime family and are notorious for their lying and manipulating ways, but they also have nearly almost every female character thirsting after them, including the two main female leads and a considerable portion of the fanbase.

All this, of course, tends to gloss over the fact that [[ShapedLikeItself bad boys are, well,]] ''[[ShapedLikeItself bad]]'', meaning [[{{Jerkass}} self-centered]], possibly [[SanityHasAdvantages not too mentally stable]], [[FetishizedAbuser potentially abusive]], might have trouble finding and keeping a legal job, and will most likely be more interested in the physical (read: ''[[AllMenArePerverts sexual]]'') aspects of a relationship than anything else. He's probably not going to be all that concerned with fidelity, either. So what if he can't be trusted? It's an honor for girls in media to be chosen by him, to walk into prom night with him on her arm, to ride on the back of his motorcycle with her arms around his waist, to stick her tongue out at the AlphaBitch from the passenger's seat of his stolen convertible.

See SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan for a typical inversion. A popular subversion is to make the guy ''look'' like a bad guy but reveal himself as a JerkWithAHeartOfGold with little to no criminal record.

[[caption-width-right:300:''[[Music/{{Cascada}} Be my bad boy. Be my man. Be my weekend lover, but don't be my friend.]]'']]

All this, of course, tends to gloss over the fact that [[ShapedLikeItself bad boys are, well,]] ''[[ShapedLikeItself bad]]'', meaning [[{{Jerkass}} self-centered]], or possibly [[SanityHasAdvantages not too mentally stable]], or even [[FetishizedAbuser potentially abusive]], or they [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob might have trouble keeping a legal job]], and will most likely be more interested in the physical (read: ''[[AllMenArePerverts sexual]]'') aspects of a relationship than anything else. He's probably not going to be all that concerned with fidelity, either. [[SarcasmMode So what if he can't be trusted?]] It's an honor for girls in media to be chosen by him, to walk into prom night with him on her arm, to ride on the back of his motorcycle with her arms around his waist, to stick her tongue out at the AlphaBitch from the passenger's seat of his stolen convertible.

All this, of course, tends to gloss over the fact that [[ShapedLikeItself bad boys are, well,]] ''[[ShapedLikeItself bad]]'', meaning [[{{Jerkass}} self-centered]], or possibly [[SanityHasAdvantages not too mentally stable]], or even [[BastardBoyfriend potentially abusive]], or they [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob might have trouble keeping a legal job]], and will most likely be more interested in the physical (read: ''[[AllMenArePerverts sexual]]'') aspects of a relationship than anything else. He's probably not going to be all that concerned with fidelity, either. [[SarcasmMode So what if he can't be trusted?]] It's an honor for girls in media to be chosen by him, to walk into prom night with him on her arm, to ride on the back of his motorcycle with her arms around his waist, to stick her tongue out at the AlphaBitch from the passenger's seat of his stolen convertible.

* ''VisualNovel/HatofulBoyfriend'': Deconstructed if you pursue Shuu, the MadScientist who's ObviouslyEvil. If you follow his route to the very end, [[spoiler:he kills you and confesses love to ''[[ALoveToDismember your decapitated head]]'']]. And, as he points out, you can't really be all that surprised, as he made no secret of the fact that he's unhinged and [[{{Yandere}} obsessive]]. Lesson: aggressively pursuing a relationship with someone who behaves in a creepy manner, is involved in highly suspicious activities, and outright ''tells'' you they're dangerous and you should stay away is [[LoveMartyr probably a]] [[BastardBoyfriend bad idea]].

* ''Machinima/RedVsBlue'': PlayedForLaughs in episode 7 of season 9, where [[CasanovaWannabe Tucker]] gives love advice to [[DeadpanSnarker Church]] for when [[BastardGirlfriend Tex]] arrives.

** And, now that we mentioned her, WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick. She gets manipulated into sex with Spoony, can't stop dating drunk guys, has a "history" with the Critic, and keeps fawning over an [[WebVideo/ToddInTheShadows asshole with no interest in her]]. Both of these can be considered deconstructed though, as the Critic's a "glutton for punishment" with very little power and the Chick herself is a BastardGirlfriend with issues.

All this, of course, tends to gloss over the fact that [[ShapedLikeItself bad boys are, well,]] ''[[ShapedLikeItself bad]]'', meaning [[{{Jerkass}} self-centered]], or possibly [[SanityHasAdvantages not too mentally stable]], or [[BastardBoyfriend potentially abusive]], or they [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob might have trouble keeping a legal job]], and will most likely be more interested in the physical (read: ''[[AllMenArePerverts sexual]]'') aspect of a relationship than anything else. He's probably not going to be all that concerned with fidelity, either. [[SarcasmMode So what if he can't be trusted?]] It's an honor for girls in media to be chosen by him, to walk into prom night with him on her arm, to ride on the back of his motorcycle with her arms around his waist, to stick her tongue out at the AlphaBitch from the passenger's seat of his stolen convertible.

[[caption-width-right:300:[[Music/{{Cascada}} Be my bad boy. Be my man. Be my weekend lover, but don't be my friend.]]]]

All this, of course, tends to gloss over the fact that [[ShapedLikeItself bad boys are]] ''bad'', meaning criminally inclined, [[{{Jerkass}} self-centered]], [[SanityHasAdvantages probably not too mentally stable]], [[BastardBoyfriend potentially abusive]], [[RichIdiotWithNoDayJob might have trouble keeping a legal job]], and will most likely be more interested in the physical (read: ''[[AllMenArePerverts sexual]]'') aspect of a relationship than anything else. He's probably not going to be all that concerned with fidelity, either. [[SarcasmMode So what if he can't be trusted?]] It's an honor for girls in media to be chosen by him, to walk into prom night with him on her arm, to ride on the back of his motorcycle with her arms around his waist, to stick her tongue out at the AlphaBitch from the passenger's seat of his stolen convertible.

-->-- '''Creator/RogerEbert''', ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' [[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/twilight-2008]]

[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybristophilia Hybristophilia]] is this trope taken UpToEleven.

All this, of course, tends to gloss over the fact that [[ShapedLikeItself bad boys are]] ''bad'', meaning criminally inclined, [[{{Jerkass}} self-centered]], [[SanityHasAdvantages probably not too mentally stable]], [[BastardBoyfriend potentially abusive]], might have trouble keeping a legal job, and will most likely be more interested in the physical (read: ''[[AllMenArePerverts sexual]]'') aspect of a relationship than anything else. He's probably not going to be all that concerned with fidelity, either. [[SarcasmMode So what if he can't be trusted?]] It's an honor for girls in media to be chosen by him, to walk into prom night with him on her arm, to ride on the back of his motorcycle with her arms around his waist, to stick her tongue out at the AlphaBitch from the passenger's seat of his stolen convertible.

** Years later, Wrestling/{{Lita}} would leave Kane for Wrestling/{{Edge}}. This mirrored her {{real life|WritesThePlot}} actions with Wrestling/MattHardy. This is at times gender-flipped, since alot of the male wrestlers seem to be interested in her.

* Played with in the case of Wrestling/TerriRunnels during WWE's Wrestling/AttitudeEra. She made her debut as Marlena the valet of her real life husband's Wrestling/{{Goldust}} persona. Goldust was a heel. However, after his HeelFaceTurn, Goldust lost Terri for a few days to heel Wrestling/BrianPillman, but then initially [[DefiledForever refused to take her back]]. About a year later, Goldust broke character and appeared as a Born Again Christian Dustin Runnels, who was willing to forgive and forget and take Terri back. She however, blew him off for Wrestling/ValVenis, a playboy persona. However, when Venis started to {{reform|edRakes}}, Runnels showed up again as Goldust and Terri came running to him. After he rejected her for good this time, she became a StrawFeminist who swore off men completely.
* A quite frankly, bizarre example is with Wrestling/AJLee, who pursued not one, but three men who each fit the bad boy criteria to different degrees. Her main interest focused on AntiHero Wrestling/CMPunk, wearing his shirts and mimicking his mannerism to a degree. Then there's {{Jerkass}} [[Wrestling/BryanDanielson Daniel Bryan]], her ex who she admitted she wasn't quite over yet, and was possibly just trying to make jealous. And finally there's [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Kane]], who she made dreamy eyes at, and apparently thought he had a heart [[DracoInLeatherPants buried under his tormented soul]], and who she notably kissed with considerably more passion than she showed towards the other two. The one thing all three men appeared to agree on is that AJ is [[LoveMakesYouCrazy out of her damn mind]]. After a stint as RAW GM, she began an on screen relationship with WWE's good boy, Wrestling/JohnCena. Then she topples a ladder with him on top and ends up with bad boy Wrestling/DolphZiggler.