nice guy syndrome

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === nice guy syndrome (uncountable) (colloquial) A phenomenon in which a man thinks that he deserves romantic or sexual attention from women by virtue of being nice. 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. 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. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:nice guy syndrome. ==== Synonyms ==== NGS (initialism) === See also === friend zone