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The discussion centers around the concept of "nice guys" and the misconceptions surrounding them. Participants express a preference for genuinely nice men who are respectful, affectionate, and confident, rather than those who are overly submissive or insecure. Many argue that being nice should not equate to being a pushover or lacking self-confidence. The conversation critiques the behavior of some self-identified nice guys who expect romantic interest from women while presenting themselves as just friends, leading to feelings of bitterness when their affections are unreciprocated. There is a consensus that true confidence, combined with kindness, is attractive, while insecurity and desperation are not. The dialogue emphasizes the importance of self-love and the need for nice guys to assert their own needs and desires in relationships, rather than sacrificing their own happiness for the sake of others. Overall, the discussion highlights the complexities of dating dynamics and the need for balance between being nice and maintaining self-respect.
  • #61
I thought the 'dog' thing was Pavlov. :biggrin:
 
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  • #62
Astronuc said:
I thought the 'dog' thing was Pavlov. :biggrin:
so, it was possibly a Pavlovian slip? :smile:
 
  • #63
Math Is Hard said:
so, it was possibly a Pavlovian slip? :smile:

:smile: *drool* Maybe. :smile:
 
  • #64
Moonbear said:
:smile: *drool* Maybe. :smile:


When PFers make an intellectual joke...


Why can't normal people be like this? :cry:
 
  • #65
franznietzsche said:
When PFers make an intellectual joke...


Why can't normal people be like this? :cry:

Normal people don't find it funny, they don't even get the joke. Watch what you wish for, because if normal people were like this, we'd all be normal, and what fun is that? :-p
 
  • #66
Moonbear said:
Normal people don't find it funny, they don't even get the joke. Watch what you wish for, because if normal people were like this, we'd all be normal, and what fun is that? :-p


Given that i wouldn't inevitably despise 9 out of every ten attractive women i meet, very. Very, very fun.
 
  • #67
franznietzsche said:
Given that i wouldn't inevitably despise 9 out of every ten attractive women i meet, very. Very, very fun.

Meh, you say that now, but if all the women were like that, you'd get bored of it pretty quickly. You'd be craving the morons just for variety. :smile:
 
  • #68
franznietzsche said:
Given that i wouldn't inevitably despise 9 out of every ten attractive women i meet, very. Very, very fun.

You still got that one woman.
 
  • #69
Chrono said:
You still got that one woman.


That remains to be seen. Sure, she's there, whether or not i actually have her though, is another issue entirely. We'll see. 12 1/2 weeks till summer.
 
  • #70
franznietzsche said:
That remains to be seen. Sure, she's there, whether or not i actually have her though, is another issue entirely. We'll see. 12 1/2 weeks till summer.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you. Though, while you're at it, there's a PF babe here who's your age and she's taken a little notice of you...when are you going to post a picture of yourself for her? (In that other thread there...see...she's flirting a little.) :biggrin:
 
  • #71
Moonbear said:
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you. Though, while you're at it, there's a PF babe here who's your age and she's taken a little notice of you...when are you going to post a picture of yourself for her? (In that other thread there...see...she's flirting a little.) :biggrin:


lol, well i'll be in a tux this weekend, so maybe i'll take some pictures and post em.

I'm not real big on pictures really, i don't have any pictures of anything. Well, except when i find stuff on the internet and photoshop it. But i don't ever take pictures.
 
  • #72
franznietzsche said:
lol, well i'll be in a tux this weekend, so maybe i'll take some pictures and post em.

I'm not real big on pictures really, i don't have any pictures of anything. Well, except when i find stuff on the internet and photoshop it. But i don't ever take pictures.

So, what's the big event that you'll be wearing a tux? Someone will have to have a camera to get a picture of you. There are at least a few PF gals close to your age here (see, I'm helping up the ante for you, make it look like there's lots of competition so she better snag you quick! :wink:)
 
  • #73
Moonbear said:
So, what's the big event that you'll be wearing a tux? Someone will have to have a camera to get a picture of you. There are at least a few PF gals close to your age here (see, I'm helping up the ante for you, make it look like there's lots of competition so she better snag you quick! :wink:)

lol, I'm playing in a concert at our uni PAC actually. Its going to be a good concert too, we've got some great pieces. It also happesn to be my 18th birthday. :biggrin:
 
  • #74
franznietzsche said:
lol, I'm playing in a concert at our uni PAC actually. Its going to be a good concert too, we've got some great pieces. It also happesn to be my 18th birthday. :biggrin:
What instrument do you play?

WOOHOO! A birthday party for Franz! :approve:
 
  • #75
Evo said:
What instrument do you play?

WOOHOO! A birthday party for Franz! :approve:


Baritone Sax.

Got a nice horn too. Courtesy of the uni of course ($6,000 horn).
 
  • #76
Moonbear said:
So, what's the big event that you'll be wearing a tux? Someone will have to have a camera to get a picture of you. There are at least a few PF gals close to your age here (see, I'm helping up the ante for you, make it look like there's lots of competition so she better snag you quick! :wink:)

Someone likes to play matchmaker eh? Just how would i go about snagging him anyways...? I'm not sure how to go about starting a relationship on an online forum. Sides, he said he was so sexy, can't blame me for being interested in that! Let's see that pic of him in a tux... maybe i'll figure out a way to snag him afterall... (oh and if anyone thinks they're competition: you better step off, I'm territorial grrrr)
 
  • #77
franznietzsche said:
Got a nice horn too.

Look at that, already bragging about your attributes for Gale! :approve:

Gale, he gets grouchy sometimes, but I think that's just because he needs the love of a good woman. And he's a musician too...what more can a gal ask for than a physicist musician...he uses both sides of his brain!

That concert sounds cool! You definitely need to get some pics of you in a tux. You know women can't resist men in tuxes!
 
  • #78
Moonbear said:
Look at that, already bragging about your attributes for Gale! :approve:

Gale, he gets grouchy sometimes, but I think that's just because he needs the love of a good woman. And he's a musician too...what more can a gal ask for than a physicist musician...he uses both sides of his brain!

That concert sounds cool! You definitely need to get some pics of you in a tux. You know women can't resist men in tuxes!

That's the whole point of a tux. :approve:
 
  • #79
Moonbear said:
Though, while you're at it, there's a PF babe here who's your age and she's taken a little notice of you...when are you going to post a picture of yourself for her? (In that other thread there...see...she's flirting a little.) :biggrin:

And who is that, exactly?
 
  • #80
This thread can't be dying already.
 
  • #81
franznietzsche said:
This thread can't be dying already.

well its a thread about Nice guys... I'm surprised you care... Well we still need a pic of you and hmm, chrono he was talking about me... and back to the original topic... i really prefer nice guys over mean, insenstive, or rude boys any day.
 
  • #82
Gale17 said:
well its a thread about Nice guys... I'm surprised you care... Well we still need a pic of you and hmm, chrono he was talking about me... and back to the original topic... i really prefer nice guys over mean, insenstive, or rude boys any day.

I am what I am. I make no excuses or apologies.
 
  • #83
It's funny how girls say they like nice guys when they never go for them.
 
  • #84
JasonRox said:
It's funny how girls say they like nice guys when they never go for them.

i go for nice guys all the time... i know most girls don't, which is a lot of why i do. But really, i'd prefer a nice, intelligent guy who i can stand to look at for a while over anything else. The only reason i haven't dated more nice guys is cause they rarely ask anyone out, and its very hard to get them to open up. Most nice guys seem to be awful shy too...
 
  • #85
Gale17 said:
i go for nice guys all the time... i know most girls don't, which is a lot of why i do. But really, i'd prefer a nice, intelligent guy who i can stand to look at for a while over anything else. The only reason i haven't dated more nice guys is cause they rarely ask anyone out, and its very hard to get them to open up. Most nice guys seem to be awful shy too...


That's called being deferential. Its important to be deferential, otherwise, you're not nice. Not nice at all.
 
  • #86
Gale17 said:
The only reason i haven't dated more nice guys is cause they rarely ask anyone out, and its very hard to get them to open up.

That's when you got to be the aggressor and ask them out. They'll start opening up when they figure out it's in their best interest to do so.
 
  • #87
Chrono said:
That's when you got to be the aggressor and ask them out. They'll start opening up when they figure out it's in their best interest to do so.

It doesn't work. I've tried and they just get more flustered.
 
  • #88
Moonbear said:
It doesn't work. I've tried and they just get more flustered.

I guess you have to keep trying. It may take more than one time to do it.
 
  • #89
Chrono said:
I guess you have to keep trying. It may take more than one time to do it.

NO it takes the nice guy learning to just get up and do it himself. No amount of womanly attention will do that.
 
  • #90
Chrono said:
That's when you got to be the aggressor and ask them out. They'll start opening up when they figure out it's in their best interest to do so.
A shotgun helps. Then they truly understand it's in their best interest. :wink:
 

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