History PlayingWith / AllGirlsWantBadBoys

* '''Defied''': "What, you think your attitude turns me on? No, thanks, unlike the girls that fawn on you, I have self-respect AND standards."

* '''Implied''': "My first boyfriend was a real jerk... so was my second... and the ones after that. Hmmm."

** [[WhatDoesSheSeeInHim We're seeing the "nice guy's" point of view]] and [[UnreliableNarrator he sees the guy as worse than he really is]].

** See Justified #3: it’s just the "nice guy's" point of view.

** Alternatively: [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome No one chooses Bob due to how mean he is]].

** EvilIsSexy

** ...[[IncompatibleOrientation even the]] [[IfItsYouItsOkay lesbians]].

** The woman seems to have fallen for the bad boy... but she's actually into someone else, he was misinterpreting all the signs.

** Alice has incredibly low self-esteem and thinks she deserves his abuse.

** There is no single "bad boy" character; the woman's romantic options are between flawed but decent men.

** A woman falls in love with a an insufferably righteous KnightTemplar.

** FetishizedAbuser

** Alternatively: [[SurpringlyRealisticOutcome No one chooses Bob due to how mean he is]].

* '''Averted''': There is no single "bad boy" character; the woman's romantic options are between flawed but decent men.

** Alice has an obvious crush on her friend Bob, the bad boy of the school (he has yet to tell anyone but Alice that he just likes the fashion), but then Bob's put into a situation that is out of the law's hands. Alice is against all of this, [[AntiHero seeing that it's changing him]], and abandons him. Later, she gets attracted to him anyway. She's also attracted to [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan Charles]] and Bob gets a new friend, [[OutlawCouple Diane]]. Charles has his eyes more on [[BikerBabe Diane]] than on Alice. The Creators try to get the Yaoi demographic by introducing Eddy who's involved in a HoYay LoveTriangle with Bob and Charles. [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl Alice and Diane]] also have their own LesYay going on.

** AbusivelySexyMan

** AbusivelySexyLady

** As Alice keeps on going out with Bob, it awakens a dormant criminal streak in her that would have never manifested if she had stayed clear from him. Alice becomes a consumate criminal herself and remains so all her life long and raises her children into being criminals too, even her daughters.
** Alice inadvertently becomes caught in Bob's criminal escapades and either gets hurt by his rivals, or arrested as an accessory to his crimes. Bonus points if ''she'' gets arrested and he doesn't.

* '''Deconstructed''': A woman falls in love with a bad boy and starts a relationship with him. He then treats her just as badly as he treats anyone. At best he exploits her infatuation to get what he wants, be it sex, money, favors, etc. At worst he's abusive, and/or his antics put Alice's safety and legal status at risk.

** DatingWhatDaddyHates[=/=]ShockValueRelationship

** Alice is suffering a GenderInverted version of TheDulcineaEffect.

** Alice is a very narcissistic and completely delusional girl who wants to be loved by a horrible man because she wants to feel "ultra special" and wants to make other girls envious of her.
** Alice believes being Bob's girlfriend means no one in their right mind will mess with her for fear of his wrath.
** Alice was told that when a boy is mean to her, it’s because [[{{Tsundere}} he likes her]] but is too immature to show this gently.
** Alice is a teenager just going through a phase when she's confused on the type of guy she wants, and isn't mature enough to understand the type of guys that are good for her.
** Bob's bad buy facade is just that; underneath he's genuinely caring and thoughtful, and that's what Alice really sees.

* '''Invoked''': A guy tries to build up a bad boy image to get a girl to like him.

* '''Reconstructed''': A woman falls in love with a bad boy and starts a relationship with him, because he treats everyone ''except'' her badly.

** Alice is a very narcissistic and completely delusional girl who wants to be loved by a horrible man because she wants to feel "ultra special" and wants to make other girls jealous of her.

** Alice was told that when a boy is mean to her, it’s because [[{{Tsundere}} he likes her]].