And they do. Martini polled 30 men and asked them if they preferred a
good girl over a bad girl. 67% percent said they preferred a good girl.
Why? Some were for the same reason that Mark gave and others for different reasons.Here are some
of my favourite reasons guys said:
“Good girls are usually masking the bad girl anyway.”
“Good for relationships. Bad for one nighters.”
“My mom doesn’t like bad girls.”
“No one wants a girl who’s been around the block and up the street.”
67%
Have you ever wanted to dish on a racy hook up that occurred last night but your best friend’s boy is in the room too? We’ve all been there ladies. Whether it’s keeping our mouth shut about a hot, steamy night you have had in the past or not cracking explicit, sexual jokes that you heard the night before we have all just “not got it” when it comes to sex. But why not? Sex is an important part of human nature, but girls tend to be more hush-hush about it, especially in the face of guys. Author Regina Barreca of “Getting It” explains that women tend to want to stay on the quiet side about sex because they want to be seen as a good girl and where she came from good girls had to just not “get it, or
Martini wanted to know just how prevalent this binary distinction is between a good girl and a bad girl and how it has taken root in today’s society. Mark (name changed to protect identity), a 23 year old guy from Laurier spoke about the dichotomous label in an interview.
Do you prefer a good girl or a bad girl?
“A good girl for a relationship and a bad girl for just hooking up.”
Why one over the other?
“I mean, this might sound bad, but imagine a lock that can be opened by
any key in the world, not such a great lock, right? But imagine a key that
can open any lock in the world; that must be one hell of a key. I don’t
know. You don’t want a girl who has a bunch of guys that have been all
over her. If you know a bunch of people who have been with a girl, it’s
like she’s not your, you know? You don’t want your girl to be, I don’t know,
worldly and most guys would agree with me.”
much of anything” (3) really if they wanted to get the guy or stay in the good graces of the public. Well that’s harsh, but it’s all too true. We females have gotten so used to shaping our identities around what other people think and this is just one more thing to add to the list. But let’s be real: girls like to have sex too, so what’s the problem? Sure, everyone makes mistakes and maybe that hookup last week should never be rehashed but there is a difference between being private and being quiet.