In general, the kind of guy I tend to go for is a scumbag.

In the past year I've met a lot of nice guys too, but, well, I'm just not attracted to them.

It seems I'm not the only girl who has a tendency to go for the "bad boy'', which made me wonder: what is it about the nice guy that turns us off? Are we so masochistic that we actually enjoy the torture of being treated badly?

I have a close male friend who is the epitome of the nice guy. I wish I was attracted to him because he would be the best boyfriend a girl could hope for. He's smart, genuine, classy, cultured and from what I've seen he knows how to treat a girl, but no ... there's no spark

there for me: is he too nice?

If I can't work out why I'm not attracted to the nice guy, maybe I can work out why I am attracted to the bad boys. They tend to be cheeky, outgoing, a little mysterious and, of course, being with me will turn them around and they'll be a changed man .... right? NO!

Do we look for someone we think will be a challenge? Do we think it will be too easy to go with the nice guy because it's just all going to be so ...well .... nice?

Does that seem boring to us in this high-impact and stimulation-driven life we lead? Perhaps we are after constant surprises and something we need to work hard for, and we are willing to be disappointed and hurt to get these surprises.

I really don't want to end up with a guy that treats me badly. Truly. I want someone who will love me and respect me - what girl doesn't want this?

On paper I want someone nice, but I just can't seem to feel that spark unless there's something fundamentally wrong with the guy. Maybe this is just because I haven't met the right nice guy for me. I just hope that when he comes along, I'm not so used to dismissing the

nice guys that I let him go un-noticed

What do you think?