Why do women like bad men?

Why are so many women attracted to bad men?

Hybristophilia is a paraphilia in which s*xual arousal, facilitation, and attainment of o*gasm are responsive to and contingent upon being with a partner known to have committed an outrage, cheating, lying, known infidelities or crime, such as rape, murder, or armed robbery. (Wikipedia)

High profile criminals always get fan mail and female admirers and Ted Bundy got thousands of love letters while in jail and let’s not forget about the Charles Manson groupies.
I have personally met a few women who are with total bastards, violent and domineering that treat them like trash.

I’ve also noticed a lot of you CS ladies flocking towards complete trolls and obviously sexist morons
Is it because you think you can change them? Do you think they are seen as protectors?

It’s your turn ladies; enlighten us good men...
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Good blog Map...thumbs up ....
And a bloody good question....frustrated
Hi unla, Some are just messed up but there must be more to it.
I bet there is a psychological study somewhere that was done on the subject
Unla, There have been a lot of studies, they all seem to say Hybristophilia, and interestingly enough decent men are not attracted to high profile female criminals, I cannot see any attraction to Aileen Wuornos!
It's a strange one, alright but then we get people who are aroused by inanimate objects...like cars and tables...ne? laugh
Marlene Lehnberg...wow, that's a blast from the past! Yes, Biff, you're right, men went bananas over her thumbs up
Un, she was the only female murderess I could think of off-hand rolling on the floor laughing Now I've remembered Daisy Melker (another blast from the past) and she married, and murdered, how many times? rolling on the floor laughing
I will openly state that I have never had nor will I ever have an attraction to women like Marlene Lehnberg although at the time she was a hottie and looked like Sheena Easton on a good day.

diova, I understand that, So in a perfect world a nice gentleman type that will have some bad boy traits?
I could do that, but what traits do you mean?
Map, I don't like bad men. I love bad bad men laugh
I stand to be corrected, Biff but I think Daisy was a more prolific killer. Poisoned 2 husbands and her son...and got the noose uh oh
DC hug We were matched on one of Obs blogs, where is my cake?, bring it now woman! Im losing patience with you (bad enough?)
And lets not forget when 2 evil minds meld
Map

Bad boys are brutally honest, they think for themselves, they don't follow, don't ask permission. They do what they want when they want.

They don't wince, have confident body language and are a tad more arrogant than the normal guy. I can go on and on about bad boy traits.

Bad boys are not about material things like cool phones, cool clothes, cool cars, cool houses etc.

It simply is an internal thing. And it must be very deep as they are very and naturally confident and ruthless.

For some bizarre reason bad boys are attracted to me, after many years I think I've learned why. I'm beginning to believe all bad boys are narcissists (sorry, Biff!) and I have the perfect personality for them. I used to fall for them, not anymore!

Famous last words...

sigh
diova
"Bad boys are brutally honest, they think for themselves, they don't follow, don't ask permission. They do what they want when they want.

They don't wince, have confident body language and are a tad more arrogant than the normal guy. I can go on and on about bad boy traits.

Bad boys are not about material things like cool phones, cool clothes, cool cars, cool houses etc."


I think I maybe a bad boy after all
It depends on what your interpretation of bad boys are.
I could say I like bad boys and yet it doesn't involve a killer or an extremist where crime is concerned.
I might be a friend to a man who is bad but that is as far as it goes.
I like the fact that a bad boy will tell you he is bad but well established man in society which many look up to won't say he's bad when he's the worst among the lot.
The intrigue and drama some will like especially if they lived a really quiet and careful life.
Map, just for you!! blushing



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DC, Its about bloody time, you made me wait long enough, but WTF you took a bite out of it...Make another now (still bad boy enough?)
Good morning,

Bad boy v good boy

If we are talking about the extreme forms you mentioned, then the women are of the needy type.


I think lots of men who call themselves good guys are just insufferable bores who can't hold women's attention.
And they then bemoan the fact that women like bad boys (aka men with a bit of life and personality ) rather than them.
Map

Yes they will tell you they are or they will show that they are. It's the ones who were grown by supposedly good parents with decent jobs and good social bearings are the one's that trick most which are also bad boys.

Definitely the quiet and well kept women mostly gravitate to that type because of the intrigue they bring and I heard they are great lovers too cause they take that passion to the bedroom.
I succumbed to temptation......and took a small bite. blues


Map, you can be more bad by asking me to be on my knees........



















Scrubbing the floor with my bare hands.

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Can understand that one Map. laugh

There are lots of different opinions what a bad boy is. For me, it's someone that is selfish and only interested in his own gratification. I don't see anything endearing in someone like that. conversing
Prof, Good comment, Im learning!

Ob, Equally good comment, I will be interested in the ladies responses to it.

DC, Ok then, ahem..Get on your knees and scrub the floors with your bare hands, but first make me a steak.
KN, well said, Its good to hear different opinions and attractions, I'm starting to get a picture of what women think.
famous =good infamous = bad anyone whos famous for good or bad will have fans the best of the best or the worst of the worst , how or why do women go for the serial killer you better ask a criminal psychologist.

If a girls dad was a bad man in general but treated her like his little princess always it secludes her from the badness maybe this too has some relevance why women go for the bad guy.
Hello Mapmaker, handshake Good blog,thumbs up You mention bad boys, well in my younger days, I had a wild side, a rather epic wildside. And yes there was no shortage of females in my life. And it seemed , the more excitement, or turmoil I had in my life , the more women stepped into my world,confused And I could never figure out why, Maybe the old saying besides being blind, love is also stupid as well, comes into play,rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing
I'm a bad girlblushing but I don't like bad boys wink
Oooohhhhhhhh whipping and name-calling love love love
Dc if you knew what I was thinking...
Thats true
Map,

Interesting blog and comments.....thumbs up

The Bad Boy.....frustrated

For me, he's a man whose world evolves around self only(selfish to the core). They are often demanding, elusive and difficult "to catch" which can give them a mystique that draws women to them like moths to a flame.

I've known a few of them in my time, but I've now got to the stage in my life, where unless they have some sense of compassion/empathy for others, I'm not interested. I'm done with them.

I prefer a gentleman with an "edge" as opposed to the classic bad boy. There's a distinct difference in character.
I've never thought of you as a bad boy, Map. I Always thought you were a one-woman man. Bad boys certainly are not. Another thing they are not is boring. What they lack, though, is integrity. To me, integrity is the most important human quality. It defines who we are...
Berry, Great comment, I do like your phrase "gentleman with an edge"

Hi Lisa, I dont think all good men turn bad, You say you have never had the courage to try a bad boy, perhaps like Berry's phrase try a gentleman with an edge.
Frantically taking notes here cool
Selfish
Confident
Body language
Egotistical
Master chef...
Charismatic. ..

Hey hang on doh
That's medancing

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diova, you are probably right hug , Ive now decided Im a Gentleman with an edge, a sharp edge!
Ob, I think you should classify yourself as "nearly a bad boy (with an edge)" Just waiting for the Sheriff to come to you cheers
Nice song very relevant to the topic
Map, I agree with Molly.

Many "nice guys" (self aclaimed) who say they are nice and that women only want the bad boys are 1) not really nice at all and/or 2) what Molly said.

I keep hearing this same thing from guys, that they are nice, and that's why women don't want them...

No, look deeper. There IS another reason, I would bet on it.

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I just like SOME so called bad men on csgrin

Bad men are just sooooo misunderstood rolling on the floor laughing rolling on the floor laughing
They do not even understand themselves that they are male chavanistic bad mendoh doh

Men will be men wink
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