Because i think deep down they really want that. else why would they go for the same type over and over again? Its a way of trying to prove self worth I guess, thinking that this “bad boy” wants me, means i am valuable..
I think it is more likely that their fathers (if present during their childhood) were also self-centered jerks, or their mother’s serial boyfriends were jerks. That is what they expect, so that is what they look for.
I hate the term “nice guy” because it somehow implies weakness. As if consideration for others and good manners and moral character is weak.
I married a nice guy and he ain’t weak.