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Author: WeAreAllKosh

May 2nd 2013 at 3:31:26 PM

I think we can explore this a little more and suss out a meaning before throwing it out... there may be something to this. Not universal to guys, but I happen to know that AllGirlsWantBadBoys isn't as universal as people tend to think either, at least in RealLife.

[[AC: Live-Action TV]]

* On an episode of ''{{The Big Bang Theory}}'', Raj and Howard go to a bar to try and pick up [[DarkChick Goth chicks]]. The whole Goth thing is generally considered "dark and edgy", and their expectations were generally that they'd have some wild sex with such women. The guys dressed like goths and wore "tattoo sleeves" to look like they were inked--and they picked up a couple of them and were doing alright until the girls took them to a real tattoo parlor and Howard freaked.

[This is more "girls with a reputation for wildness" variety of "bad",  combined with some dark fantasy image.]

* On an episode of ''{{Two and a Half Men}}'', Charlie points out to Alan that he has a tendency to be drawn toward women who treat him badly--his ex-wife being one case in point. Charlie then asks Alan to scan the bar room and asks him what woman he finds most attractive. As he scans it, some women smile, but one woman meets his gaze with contempt and rolls her eyes. Alan says that he's attracted to that one.

[And this is more AlphaBitch or {{Jerkass}} variety of "bad".]

...Agreed that we need to define "bad", but there is something to quite a few guys being attracted to either girls that are seen as "wild" or "dark" (and "easy" may not hurt either), or are stuck up, bitchy, and inaccessible (perhaps holding out hope that with some work they can win them over). Not "all" guys, but a number of them.