Is it normal that i can't find these so-called good guys?

Have you heard females saying, "I keep attracting the wrong guys/getting hurt/played with/treated poorly" in relationships, and then getting the advice, "Go for a different kind of guy. Look at the guys you've been going for, and change something about it/your perspective/standards/etc." Hey, as a female who has consistently had this problem and repeatedly heard this advice, can someone please tell me what it is about whatever my perspective is that needs to change, since it's apparently so obvious that's what the problem is? Because it's hard being in the situation to know what to stop looking for, and what new factors to consider that will lead us to a "good" man. Then, can someone please tell me where the F these great guys are? These mythical, magical, non-typical (although apparently they're "everywhere" and "more common than you might think") type of guys must be in some secret lair. Please tell me, where are the guys who don't hurt women, are loyal, sweet, kind, loving and have great personalities? Because I will go there right now, and believe me, I am *not* alone. Is it normal to literally and figuratively not know where to go after deciding to follow this advice? There's the question you can vote on, but seriously, I'm looking for directions.

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  • Ever think that "you" aren't attracting them? Something I do find interesting about girls like yourself is that you have spent so long looking for guys that aren't good guys, all while the good guys are watching it happen, and then all of a sudden when you want a good guy, these good guys are supposed to just come crawling out of the woodwork and be attracted to someone that blew the type of person they are off for people that are assholes.

    There are multiple nice guys out there, and what I get annoyed about is when women say "I just want a nice guy", but still expect a handsome good guy rather than a good guy, say, with average looks.

    I have seen this happen too many times while growing up, and I have talked to some of the good guys, and they really cannot be bothered with the type of girl that spends so much of her time with the "bad boys" with the looks, then all of a sudden wants the good guy that they never gave a chance. These guys aren't attracted to such women.

    If you can't find them, then they aren't attracted to you. You played your cards and went for the bad boys, now the good ones aren't wanting such a person simply because they're the second choice and the first ones didn't count.

    These good guys have self-respect.

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    • That's a great theory, valid if I were not an intelligent adult. I have been in long, non-dysfunctional relationships with guys I was physically attracted to and guys who weren't "my type" at all, who I met and was attracted to before I saw them, or when I got to know them as a friend or through a friend. I fell in love with their personalities and that enhanced their looks. None of them were bitter and self-righteous, which is another reason I loved them. Each relationship ended of it's own accord. The dating scene is much different than it was in the past. Men are no longer solely reliant on real encounters with women in real life, where they have to put themselves out there (which requires bravery) with the possibility of rejection. This is the same environment in which several groups of people get judged by appearance, including those who are conventionally "attractive."
      With so many opportunities to anonymously search for affirmation from other "real people" (whether or not they are what they say they are), and to be disingenuous in their true commitment to caring for another real person in their lives, it's easy to misbehave even more, for the traditional player/bad boy or the free-love attitude of the hipster young adult crowd. Men can now get their various types of satisfaction through instant gratification websites, approval mechanisms in social media or declarations of defensiveness on a website geared toward helping others by taking opportunities to "get back" at rejections in one's past by scapegoating a contributor who's question riles up old memories of rejection.
      I was totally willing to entertain your theory, in theory, but your conclusion unfortunately falls flat since I am still hotly pursued by all types. My problem is not that the good guys are not among them - I'm sure they're "everywhere", like I hear so often. It's just difficult to distinguish the "good guys" from the ones who, apparently maybe used to be, but got too jaded and, through their bitter and incorrect conclusions about others, lost their attractiveness. Especially by appearance, and especially especially by the guidelines of "go for what is NOT attractive to you - that's a good guy for sure!" Because then I would be pursuing an unattractive personality as well, and I've gone down that road enough times thinking there was a good guy at the end, but it turned out to be just some bitter soapbox self-absorbed, out of touch with reality, entitled-feeling, self-imposed loner.
      My fear is that the good guys are turning into this type of person more and more often. No wonder so many beautiful women are single!

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      • Hayze

        I love you after reading this. This is an nice and eloquent statement and I do believe there is some truth to it.

        I actually was only going to comment to say that my best friend is a nice guy struggling terribly to meet nice girls. Then I read this and am forced to admit that he has fallen prey to this recent social norm.

        He is awesome in many ways. Yet he fails because he is almost (very important distinction there) too scared to approach women and sometimes I hear the whining and complaining about how women only like bad-boys. At which point I give him a verbal whipping and tell him that the so-called bad boys only get the luck because they get out there and talk to girls. He agrees and yet he is still terrified of the damage done by rejection and silence. I have witnessed how coldly women have reacted to his attempts at online contact. I feel for him. He deserves better, but I continue to encourage him to develop, be braver and try more often.

        So I suppose my advice to you is do your absolute best to look kind and approachable so that these types of guys who are too accustomed to being rejected might actually get the courage to talk to you. It would also help if you initiate conversation with the quiet guys. You never know what personality might be revealed when they start to feel more secure.

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    • DubstepismyMJ

      I dont know why but when reading this, i imagine martin luther king or obama saying this.
      It was that good.

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      • Yeah Obama said a lot of good things. Too bad he didn't do much of it...
        The only "good" thing Obama did was killing a fly that kept flying around him (flies are attracted to shit),with a lightning quick reaction.

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  • RoseIsabella

    Honestly, I think it would serve you well to take a break from looking for "Mr. Right" and concentrate on yourself. Maybe have a few sessions with a therapist and or checkout the twelve step program known as Codependents Anonymous. Try to concentrate on self discovery and improvement. I suspect this problem this goes much deeper than you're aware.

    http://www.coda.org/

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    • Hayze

      That is lovely advice. I am also trying to focus on my life instead of hoping to hard to meet a suitable mate. Maybe he will turn up when I least expect it.

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      • RoseIsabella

        Right on! I figure it's better to be alone than with the wrong person. Also, until I fix my issues I'll mostly likely meet nothing but other people who are messed up and carrying too much baggage. If I don't work on myself I won't be able to recognize a good mate even if he fell out of the sky and landed on my head.

        I'm pretty sure lots of men and women have the same issues but don't want to stop playing the victim and take a look at their part in life.

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    • That is the best advice I've heard in a long time. Thank you.

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      • RoseIsabella

        You're very welcome; I'm happy to help!
        :-)

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  • jeebley

    They probably are everywhere, but you're just not seeing them because you're not attracted to them.
    It's a weird dilemma because you want to be with someone that is "good" for you etc.
    But what if those types of people just don't do it for you?

    It could also be that on some level your ego wants to identify you as being 'the girl who is always getting screwed over in relationships' and be a victim to the idea that there are no good men out there; destined to repeat this pattern over and over. There might be a part of you that likes the abuse.

    I'm sorry I haven't got a practical answer for you.
    Be a good person yourself and you'll probably attract like.

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  • Hhhhhhhh

    You gotta be careful about self proclaimed nice guys. If you walk into his room and see either a fedora or a pinkie pie fleshlight, you gotta run.

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  • dom180

    It's because love isn't always fair, and sometimes there's nothing you can do about it. Guys and girls aren't always attracted to the partners who would be best for them. The people you like most won't always like you and there's not always anything you can do about it. Love isn't something that can be found tactically. There's no point trying to make sense of it.

    Good partners aren't in the woodwork waiting to come out at the slightest hint of a good match. If they're half intelligent they'll know that you have to try a relationship with someone to know how good it will be. They're just like you, roaming the landscape of relationships and running into people who are and aren't the right fit for them.

    The moral is: if you want to find a good partner, have as many as you can and you'll eventually run into one who is right for you. Be prepared to get hurt, and be prepared to find lots of people who aren't right for you.

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  • Roger_Maxson

    Check the friendzone

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    • That's where they were! Thanks!

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  • earth_lovelies

    This is why I like the Amish. Yes, that is a huge exaggeration. But I need to see the times come back where the guy would approach the girl and ask if he could court her. And then they don't even hug until they get married. And when they get married, they stick together.

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  • udolipixie

    Yes it is normal. I find people, especially guys, vastly overestimate how many good guys there are. It's always amusing how often so many misogynistic aholes think they are nice guys/good guys and such.

    It's even more normal to not find these so-called good guys if you're not a young attractive submissive subservient.

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  • I checked the friendzone - and that's where they all were! I just went through an event with someone I'd friendzoned & knew was interested but never took seriously. He asked me why I put up with mistreatment from exes in the past, & I thought about it. I imagined all the events of the night if they had come from an imaginary "ideally attractive" guy, & it played out like a fairy tale. I reran some events w/exes & imagined the same scenarios if they were less physically attractive. & EVERYTHING changed. I highly recommend this for perspective.

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  • DragonQueen

    I will give you one of my knights, they are good and honest. And will satisfy your every need. I am willing to make the sacrifice. 4 u. Do you like facial hair or smooth?

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    • DragonQueen, your grace exceeds the bounds of generosity and your compassion for my situation reflects your understanding of my plight. I trust your wisdom in that those in your knighthood are of the highest caliber of chivalrous deed and gentlemanly mannerism. I beseech you send me a proper knight of your choosing as you most certainly know best. Whether or not he is smooth of face matters not to me as I know either way he shall be staunch, loyal, and true of heart, at last granting my heart's wish to find a man who shall be well worth my love, trust and devotion.

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      • DragonQueen

        My Dear, I do sympathize with u, for alas I did not find the king until I was 27, and went through a string full of knaves. Who were certainly not proper for a Queen. (and had too many issues) OK, So be it then, I shall send you the best knight, I have. He'll wine and dine you. And fulfill all that you desire. And he shall never leave your side. From now unto eternity. For u are deemed worthy of such an honorable man. Because I can sense the goodness in your soul. This is the Queen's ruling.

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  • Shelbs

    I don't have much to add because ItDuz already said most of it.

    There are good guys everywhere. They are walking down the street next to you, they are in the same class as you and some of your male friends may also be "good guys". In fact, there are probably more "good guys" than there are "bad guys". You just don't notice them because they don't stand out like the bad boys do. They don't string you along so that you never know where you stand. They are honest and straightforward with you. Because of this, many women take them for granted instead of seeing the potential in them.

    If you want a good guy, then just look around you.

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  • thegypsysailor

    Wow, what a great post. I never thought about it from a woman's perspective, often seeing the most wonderful gals hanging on the arm of some shit head. It was always so tempting to whack the creep on the head and drag the abused girl "to a better life", caveman style.
    But where would you actually find a "good guy"?
    Probably not of interest to you, but there are a multitude of really nice, interesting, financially secure, retired guys, sailing around the Caribbean without a lady. They are alone because their life partner wanted no part of their lifelong dream of retirement aboard a sailboat. Some of the gals actually tried it, some wouldn't, but in the end, these guys are living their dream alone.
    I hope you can get some feedback from other guys that might be of some help to you. Good luck, we are out here.

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  • Mersaphe

    Good guys keep getting friend zoned so after a while they give up trying to get into a relationship

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    • It's either that or they are too "boring" because nice guys are boring. Unfortunately those same guys who are "exciting" are far more apt to being unfaithful, hence the dilemma.

      I'm one of the loser nice guys, well maybe apathetic is more accurate. Either way I don't get laid.

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  • JoMama123451234

    It's not about knowing where they are. It's about changing something about yourself. Like attracts like. You have been conditioned to attract these types of guys for whatever reason. Sometimes we subconsciously feel like we deserve someone who's not good to us. Sometimes, it's related to family issues or trauma in the past. You need to try to identify the cause of the issue. Then you can proceed to take appropriate action to correct the problem and change. I attract a lot of damaged women and I think it's because I'm such a sympathetic and understanding person that that's what these types of women need. So I know that I need to actually be less understanding and sympathetic. I'm the guy who subconsciously tries to fix my partners and I need to realize that I can't fix nor should I be taking on that responsibility. See where I'm getting at here?

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  • Derpinism

    every "good" good guy and every "good" bad guy are already taken :)

    all that is left are weirdos ;)

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  • Look for the bald headed, glass wearing, short, stocky, nerdy looking guys.
    Hot guys are mostly assholes who don't give a shit about women besides using them for a quick fuck. And that's exactly how they should!

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    • DragonQueen

      Ugly knaves want a quick romp too. It's not just the Handsome ones. I know my Court is full of them.

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