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  • I love bad boys at the moment. I wouldn't want one for a relationship but I don't want a relationship right now so it's all good.. At the moment my motto is 'Play the player'.
  • I love the bad boys...I am always atracted to the wrong kind of guys...I dont know why...Maybe because I like the fact that they are impredictable and more adventurous...But I think that you are right, the idea of taming a "bad boy" is really a big turn on for me! In the end I thing it's all about fantasy...I dated a guy who was 23 when I was only 16: he was a bodypiercer he had 12 piercings, and 70% of his body tattooed...I loved when people looked at us when we walked on the street. I love self confident guys that don't give a fuck about what other people will think about them.But,guess what, deep down he was the most insecure person I have ever meet.
  • Bad boys always turn me on and take me places I've never been before. the badder the better--but I'd never marry one. I have no desire to change any of them one bit--and doubt that I could if I wanted to do so.
  • I've had my share of bad boys and, yes, they can turn a woman on, and yes, they can take you to places you'd never get to without them--but, the real love of my life was a man much younger than me, who certainly wasn't a bad boy. He was very strong, very smart, and if a bad boy got in his way he knew how to handle him--I'd take him over any of the "bad boys" I ever knew--if only he would have had me.
  • My boyfriend looks like a bad boy, tattoos, piercings, was in a band....but he's really a big sweetheart. He has a bad boy past, but decided to settle down a while ago. Secretly, I love that his buddies have a healthy fear/respect for him.
  • I've had my share of bad boys and yes, they definitely turn most women on. I like the fact that they are just wild, adventurous dare devils. They make you do things your parents told you not to ever do. lol. As far as taming a bad boy...I tried. I was able to influence one a bit. He did started caring more about his life. He did less drugs, tried to quit smoking, valued his work and how he spends his money. After 6yrs. of relationship he ended up leaving me for another girl and he started doing more drugs. We still talk every now and then as friends but that's all it's gonna be. I would definitely date bad boys again but as far settling down with one...I don't think so.
  • i like a bad boy, but more the type of bad boy who would beat up some jerk in defense of someone else, like mayb his girlfriend.. but not the sort of bad boy that gets into fight all the time for no reason..and definately not a guy who is rough/violent with women...thats the BIGGEST turn off on earth. so i guess to answer your question what turns me on about them is that they are strong physically (always a good thing) and that they arent afraid or intimidated by anyone therefore also strong emotionally..because women dont like weak guys, we want someone who can protect us, thats why we like tall guys with muscles lol
  • i like bad boys, its not really a change for me as such, my family is pretty wild a s arule, im totally the tamest. in my immediate family, including my younger brother im the only one who hasnt done drugs. the guy i like is a bad boy but has a sweet side which is a bit hidden from others and seeing that side of him is like the reward i guess, that i can see good whereas others can just see the bad. theyre the ones missing out
  • The number 1 reason why i like the bad boy's is because I like that they are looked at as these strong willed bad asses who don't take no shit from no one, but then when you got them alone they are YOUR baby. You get to see a side no one else really does and getting this loving feeling from a bad boy is one of the best feelings in the world.
  • People have heightened senses when they feel they are in danger. Remember the "horror" rides or experiences? They get burned into the curious brain that seeks novel experiences. The weird thing is that the "good" guy I married was actually "bad", and the Bf I had afterwords helped me explore my wild side & turned out to be a "slightly tarnished by life" good guy. Go figure. ???
  • In my 20s before I learned better, they were exciting and I thought I could change what I didn't like. When I learned better, I learned they were abusive people without virtue, care or love to share. The attraction was that it was something different from my neighborhood and the glamourization of tv. +4
  • It's a survival instinct: the instinct to want to tame large animals starts with being horse crazy at puberty. Later girls extend it to large brutish men. It's because the female who can co-opt the big strong male is more likely to survive. Sadly this is maladaptive behavior now that we have civil society.
  • I don't know. I never was attracted to bad boys. They seemed immature to me.
  • I don't know.I never was attracted to that type.
  • I have a theory that I believe has some validity. In the book "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors"... . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadows_of_Forgotten_Ancestors_(book) . authors Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan describe how reproduction probably operated for our ancient hunter-gatherer ancestors. People lived in groups of about 150 people, and it was advantageous to have that group interbreed so that any genetic advantages were quickly propagated throughout the population. However, excessive inbreeding can lead to a lack of genetic diversity, so it was important to have some breeding with people outside of the group. Since men are already genetically programmed to breed with anything that moves, adding an "attraction to The Other" doesn't help matters. But the women...if the women happen to find The Other attractive, they will risk tribal sanction to mate with said Other and bring the necessary genetic diversity into the tribal group. In modern times, we don't live in small isolated groups, so society in general constitutes our tribe. Instead, is is the *social* Other, the outcast, the rock band drummer or biker gang member, who is unlike the rest of society. Hence, women who are genetically programmed to be attracted to The Other see these 'bad boys' as attractive.
  • I cant give you any profound intellectual answer on that...but Ive been actracted to the bad boy type all my life and I still cant work out why...it could have been my lousy upbringing, not sure. I think it may be a a thing where initially you think you will be 'protected'...maybe because I wasnt when I was younger. Or it just could be a co-dependent type thing. Or maybe some girls want to see if they can turn a bad boy into a good boy. Good boys seem whimpy to me...but my attitude is slowly changing through experience.
  • Most of the women I know were never attracted to bad boys and I question this stereo type. Those who have been attracted to the bad boy type I wonder if it is like the men who chase women till they get them and then toss them aside, the thrill. They think they can be the ones to tame them, or they will be the one women who can control them. I am sure there may also be a few whose male role models were not very good and they think that is how men are suppose to be or that they do not deserve anything better.
  • I think maybe a lot of women have low self-esteen and don't think they deserve a good man.
  • I have a couple of theories. In short... I think some women/girls 1.Have what I call the Cinderella Syndrome, They want to be rescued. These *bad boys appear to them as knights in shining armour due to their overly masculine exhibits of wild uninhibited zest for excitement, being a mans man, daring stunts, and the skill of elusiveness while displaying their excessive amounts of testosterone, in turn this makes these women/girls feel as if they are with someone that can sweep them away and fight for them and protect them against anyone and anything and of course live happy ever after..sheesh?! 2.Want to be the savior and have the urge to go through anything in order to save him from himself and his tendencies to be high risk due to his wild, untameable, unsettled and unstable ways. 3. The low self esteemed that will settle everytime risking abuse, neglect, browbeating, etc. because she doesn't believe she is good enough for anyone better or capable of being wanted or needed by anyone of stature. These are the ones I feel sympathy and at times empathy for. They are usually the victims of abuse, neglect, repeated failures, abusive childhoods, bad life decisions, etc etc etc.
  • For me personally, the bad boys live a lot more exciting lives. Everytime I date someone that is not a bad boy, I'm bored beyond belief.

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