As someone who occasionally maintains a part time career and personal interests in being a wingwoman/love doctor/social commentator, I could not pass up the opportunity to share some ideas on the phenomenon known as "The Nice Guy." He is a peculiar, unavoidable facet of life that I have always known was there, and known something was wrong, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it or explain it as well as these lovely people already have. So to help you identify and understand, here are some sources:
Kate Harding at Salon
Shakesville
Feministe
Pandagon
XKCD
Letter to my son, five years gone
8 years ago
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