nice guy syndrome
English
Noun
nice guy syndrome (uncountable)
- (colloquial) A phenomenon in which a man thinks that he deserves romantic or sexual attention from women by virtue of being nice.
- 2003, Laura Chesnik, "Our responsibility: Education is a right", The Lance (University of Windsor), 18 November 2003, page 18:
- So before you fall into the trap of the ‘nice guy syndrome’ and start complaining about women’s choice in men, you should look to yourself.
- 2014, Shira Stein, "Are nice guys actually as nice as they seem?", The Highlander (Carlmont High School, Belmont, CA), April 2014, page 3:
- Just because a guy treats a woman with respect does not mean she owes him anything. The “nice guy syndrome” needs to cease.
- 2016, “Coquette”, in [The Best of] Dear Coquette: Shady Advice from a Raging Bitch Who Has No Business Answering Any of These Questions, page 74:
- If you really are a male feminist, whatever social awkwardness you might be suffering should never be confused with something so gross as Nice Guy Syndrome.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:nice guy syndrome.
- 2003, Laura Chesnik, "Our responsibility: Education is a right", The Lance (University of Windsor), 18 November 2003, page 18:
Synonyms
- NGS (initialism)
See also
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