Nice guys finish last?

[Darth SS]

Speaking as what most of my friends (largely female) refer to as a nice guy...

People say I finish last. By their perceptions, I do. By mine, I don't. I'm not being nice for a relationship. I'm not being nice to get laid. I'm not being nice to get the big flocks of girls. Hell, most people would say I'm not even being nice most of the time.

Here's the difference: The two rants by "nice-guys" are by people who want to be rewarded for kindess. They give the girl what they want, when they want it, then act affronted like there's some sort of debt.

Me? I don't want to be rewarded. I also don't give people what they want, or tell them what they want to hear. Hell, I don't listen and just nod my head. I tell them what they need to hear, and I help them deal with their problem. Is there a debt? No. Why? I think of it as a public service. With all the crap that happens between the lives of everyone I know (keeping in mind that I'm 16, and surrounded by idiocy) they need something they know isn't going to change. It's a public service, not a loan.



So, overall: Do nice guys finish last? Only the ones who are gunning for placement.