I think there ' s also the factor that nice guys fall prey to the trope that they ' re the hero in their own selfnarrative . Therefore they mistakenly label any competition for a love interest as the antagonist in their selfnarrative , as these assholes are getting in the way of their goal . Nevermind that the goal in this case is an actual person with their own wants and desires , independent of nice guy ' s story . Any flaw the asshole possesses will be used to bolster nice guy ' s case for the girl . It ' s so Hollywood I ' m surprised they don ' t recognize their pattern . <| sep |> I desperately wanted that to exist <| sep |> Holy crap I got my period a few minutes just after reading this . A coincidence ? Probably not .