PinterestThis is a tribute to the nice guys. The nice guys that finish last, that never become more than friends, that endure hours of whining and bitching about what assholes guys are, while disproving the very point. This is dedicated to those guys who always provide a shoulder to lean on but restrain themselves to tentative hugs, those guys who hold open doors and give reassuring pats on the back and sit patiently outside the changing room at department stores. This is in honor of the guys that obligingly reiterate how cute/beautiful/smart/funny/sexy their female friends are at the appropriate moment, because they know most girls need that litany of support. This is in honor of the guys with open minds, with laid-back attitudes, with honest concern. This is in honor of the guys who respect a girl’s every facet, from her privacy to her theology to her clothing style.
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But one thing I can do, is say that the nice-guy-finishes-last phenomenon doesn’t last forever. There are definitely many girls who grow out of that train of thought and realize they should be dating the nice guys, not taking them for granted. The tricky part is finding those girls, and even trickier, finding the ones that are single.
So, until those girls are found, I propose a toast to all the nice guys. You know who you are, and I know you’re sick of hearing yourself described as ubiquitously nice. But the truth of the matter is, the world needs your patience in the department store, your holding open of doors, your party escorting services, your propensity to be a sucker for a pretty smile. For all the crazy, inane, absurd things you tolerate, for all the situations where you are the faceless, nameless hero, my accolades, my acknowledgement, and my gratitude go out to you. You do have credibility in this society, and your well deserved vindication is coming.
– This rant was written for the Wharton Undergraduate Journal
I did not write this, I’m just passing along a buried internet find… the full post (worth reading) can be found here.
Where can these “nice guys” be found?
omg, please suck my balls.
The wording is great, but this is really a funeral calling for “nice guys”, and until they wake up and think about what builds attraction, odes likes this is the most they’re ever going to get.
Thank you so much for posting this, and thank you so much to whomever wrote it. I do not ask for much if anything from women but I do feel that I am ignored and even under-appreciated most of the time. I have a tendency to get depressed at how hard it is to get the chance to meet that special woman. This post has truly helped in mending a broken heart.
Thank you so much for posting this, and thank you so much to whomever wrote it. I do not ask for much if anything from women but I do feel that I am ignored and even under-appreciated most of the time. I have a tendency to get depressed at how hard it is to get the chance to meet that special woman. This post has truly helped in mending a broken heart.
I partially agree with you. I don’t think it is a funeral calling and its not just in the hands of nice guys to “wake up and think about what builds attraction.” There is a lot more to it than just building up attraction: wrong place at the wrong time, bitterness/depression from either the nice guy or the gal they are trying to attract, and the idea that there are no nice guys out there and if there are they are either gay or married, just to name a few.