Citations:nice guy syndrome

Noun: "(colloquial) a phenomenon in which a man is a "nice guy" who believes that he deserves romantic or sexual attention from women in reciprocation for being friendly to them"

 * 2003, Laura Chesnik, "Our responsibility: Education is a right", The Lance (University of Windsor), 18 November 2003, page 18:
 * So before you fall into the trap of the ‘nice guy syndrome’ and start complaining about women’s choice in men, you should look to yourself.
 * 2005, Maria Thomaidis, "Mr. Nice Guy Cliche", Absynthe Magazine (Trent University, Peterborough, ON), 5 October 2005, page 6:
 * Yeah, because US WOMEN want to get used and then thrown away to end up crying on those so-called "nice guys." No offence to men, but they are not the only victims in the “nice guy” syndrome. If nice guys believe they get nowhere, imagine how the opposite sex feels.
 * 2012, Imaani Cain, "The 'friend zone' isn't too friendly", The Daily Campus (University of Connecticut), 17 October 2012, page 5:
 * This goes hand-in-hand with Nice Guy Syndrome, wherein men feel they are entitled to a woman's body because they have been cordial towards them.
 * 2014, Kelsey Keranen, "Friendzoned", West Side Story (Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, IA), 7 March 2014, page 43:
 * Honestly, when you consider it, friendzoning and nice guy syndrome seem a lot like politically correct ways to phrase "harassment."
 * 2014, "Talking out of Both Sides: Internalized Prejudice and the LGBTQIA community", Broad Magazine (Loyola University), October 2014, page 25:
 * If you have to include “but I'm a feminist/lesbian/gay/ally/liberal/etc” to a comment, get out your fedora because you officially have “nice guy” syndrome.
 * 2014, Shira Stein, "Are nice guys actually as nice as they seem?", The Highlander (Carlmont High School, Belmont, CA), April 2014, page 3:
 * Just because a guy treats a woman with respect does not mean she owes him anything. The “nice guy syndrome” needs to cease.
 * 2016, "Coquette", [The Best of] Dear Coquette: Shady Advice from a Raging Bitch Who Has No Business Answering Any of These Questions, page 74:
 * If you really are a male feminist, whatever social awkwardness you might be suffering should never be confused with something so gross as Nice Guy Syndrome.
 * 2016, Matt Gallatin, "'Views' fails to impress", The Michigan Daily (University of Michigan), 5 March 2016, page 7:
 * But Drake is a special case in that he actually believes he's the good guy here, placing the women in his life as his enemies, rather than entities as many rappers do. It's classic nice-guy syndrome.
 * 2018, Vincent Moleski, "The takedown of Hobo Johnson", The State Hornet (California State University, Sacramento), 25 April 2018, page 19:
 * His Tiny Desk video, "Peach Scone," is essentially an extended narrative about Hobo himself attempting to get with a friend of his who is in a relationship, trash talking her boyfriend, and making himself out to be the victim in some twisted parody of friendzone edgelording.
 * The guy's got terminal-stage nice guy syndrome. You know it's bad when you have to describe yourself as a "good kid."
 * 2018, Carly Zucker, "The Pervert Next Door", City Pages, 30 May 2018 - June 5 2018, page 5:
 * It's like advanced-level “nice guy syndrome” behavior, skipping the step where the pretty girl asks to be left alone, and jumping straight to the part where he says something that freaks her out.