Why do nice guys always finish last?

[Rd_t_Xae]

Before I embark on what many of you may accuse me of being a treatise gone wrong as to why women seem to always be attracted to those types of guys who are considered by the liberal media as the "bad boy types," "assholes," or "douchebags," let me lay down some background information about myself so that you do not accuse me of being unable to think rationally and of simply speaking from the heart, rather than from the mind. You see, I graduated summa cum laude from a very prestigious institution of higher education in the great state of Michigan (let's hope that is enough information) where I double majored in economics and political science. I am an intellectual, so I've been told by nearly every person I've ever encountered throughout my young life as a young professional. Thus, I am in full possession of my mental faculties, and to accuse me of being misled or "overthinking" the words I've heard from women throughout my formative years is tantamount to you raising a strawman argument. Through my years taking such courses as Philosophy 101, Logic, and Fundamental Ethics in Lawyering, I've come to appreciate that nothing is a BLACK or WHITE issue, but a GRAY one. I refrain from grotesque over-generalizations, and anything I observe is always through an objective lens. I hope, going forward, you, the Yahoo Answers community, will not simply dismiss my question as a product of non-deliberative thinking and discourse.

Having laid down all the important context, I shall lay down what has troubled my intellectual discourse for the past several years since I've come of what is referred to by Big Daddy Kane as the pubic stage. Every women I've encountered -- whether it be the common cashier at your local Walgreens or a women of esteemed minds at the aforementioned institution of public higher education at the great state of Michigan -- have fallen prey into what the liberal media has portrayed as "seduction" by the assholes or douchebags known as "bad boys." This, my friends, has troubled me, as all women profess to want a man who would "treat them with tender loving care and respect." Is it the case that their words mean the exact opposite of what they are truly thinking and feeling? Why is it that women can't admit to themselves what they need? Namely, what is truly important to them is financial capability of a man to bring home the uncooked bacon?

[Mike Z]

The problem with being successful in school and having a lot of education is that you spend too much time on school-work and you don't get much practice and experience in making friends with the opposite sex.

This kind of thing they don't teach you in school. It's something you need to learn from your mistakes and experiences in life. And this kind of learning people often neglect, when they go to school too much.

The guys who make friends with women and succeed in their relationships with them probably have had a lot more practice in this kind of thing than you. And that's why they are so much better at it than you are.

Many North American women aren't looking for a husband to support them. They are looking for someone whose companionship they like. And for this kind of thing you need to have good social skills rather than academic education from school.

But this kind of thing is true only in westernized countries. If you go to Thailand for example, then there nice guys like you finish first, rather than last. Their culture and way of life is more similar to the way you want it to be.

[Rick M]

When women are simply looking for a "good time" they play on their fantasies. The bad boy image fits very well with most. But most women would not take these bad boys home to meet their families (with the exception of those getting back at mom and/or dad) for Christmas dinner. When it comes to looking for a mate to father their children the nice guys win hands down. All anyone really needs to do to attract a mate is to be themselves. You want your mate to love you for being you. The media and the images they produce is for one purpose and one purpose only...to make money. I could never fall into their trap, but most people do. Common sense isn't common. You, and the rest of the human population will find mates, it's inevitable. For every toilet seat...there's a butt.

[Lana]

Not all women are like that! Only stupid ones I believe. I don't understand it either... Maybe they are too naive thinking that bad boys will turn to good boys. But in a lot of cases I have seen that eventually girl pick good boys for marriage and having family. But again, this is about smart women LOL
But since you are educated and smart guy you will find someone good enough for you, so you won't be bored.
Also sometimes good guys don't know how to "sell" themselves. I mean catch girls eye. you also have to be social person, have hobbies and enjoy what you do. This is what makes girl like you

[Lord]

Bad boys or assholes get Bad girls only if someone get a nice girl then she might not be knowing real face of the Guy or she might be pretending to be nice