My Best Friend's Girl

I watched the movie My Best Friend's Girl last night. The movie just came out on video, if you haven't seen it I think it's worth renting, it had some really funny parts.


I won't get too into the plot of the movie, because it was fairly thin, but one point is worth noting, and it is that most women are secretly (if not semi-openly) attracted to "bad boys". There are varying degrees of bad, but essentially bad can be defined as any behavior that is not kind. If paying for a date is nice, not paying is bad. If saying the woman looks nice when you pick her up is kind, saying nothing or even something deriding is bad. On time vs late, getting dressed up vs showing up like a slob, you get the point.

Let me take a step back and say that there is bad, and there is dick-head bad. Dick-head bad involves physical abuse, and that is not what I am talking about here. Guys who would lay a hand on a woman should have their balls cut off and stapled to their foreheads. I am talking more about a general attitude of mild neglect when I say bad boys, someone with a chip on his shoulder.

I am obviously not a shrink, but my experiences overwhelmingly support the theory that women aren't usually attracted to "nice guys". I don't know if women like the thrill of the hunt, or if they like the challenge of trying to change a bad guy to good, who knows what the drive is, but I think it is hard to refute that women are less interested in guys that gush over them then the guys that somewhat ignore them.


There are many variables, but I think Dee is a good example. Twice I ignored her and twice she was interested. Then, twice I pursued her and she turned cold both times. The women I am an ass to, I hook up and never call again, they turn into the stalkers.

I would like to say I don't understand the concept, but then I started thinking about the girls I pursue, and it's usually the ones that are a little out of my reach. The ones that seem a little interested, but who are just not quite available.


Here is this weekend's experiment. Tonight I am going to go to a bar and be a jerk all night. I am going to wear a crappy t-shirt, work boots, scruffy beard, the whole bit, and see how many numbers I get. Any girl that gives me the time of day I will ask to come home with me (ok, so that won't be such a stretch). Saturday night I will get dressed up and be the nice guy all night, Mr Compliments. I'll try to pick similar bars so there aren't too many variables and see what the results are.

I am open to comments and suggestions.