35 Instances The Nice Guys Revealed Their True Colors
We look at what lies beneath the surface of a self-proclaimed "nice guy."
Some people call themselves nice guys, but their actions tell a very different story. This roundup pulls together a series of Reddit screenshots that show entitlement, manipulation, and awkward attempts to turn basic decency into a reward system.
The posts and reactions here come from people dealing with self-proclaimed nice guys online, where rejection, boundaries, and simple honesty seem to trigger the worst reactions. The result is a mix of cringe, frustration, and a few brutally effective shutdowns.
The subreddit r/NiceGuys has plenty of examples, and these ones make the pattern hard to miss.
1. The unreasonable things that nice guys expect.
Fluid_Kxng1192. Sad but true
professorearl3. He'll never get a girlfriend.
westcoastcdn
4. Literally what nice guys do
chiky_nuggies
5. A nice guy of the past
tarafitzwriter
6. A very creepy nice guy who preys on minors
tikitakidoggo
7. By no one's mom
zinasbear
8. His entitlement will make you shake your head
boopyouonthenose
9. Yikes!
sorelymean755
10. A great shut down
mightypenguin18
11. They think it's a stamp card.
Flora112233
12. He thinks women owe him.
ayegurlwyd
13. Everyone! Don't help this guy out!
alexpete
14. A woman told her friend she isn't interested in this guy. Why? Well, this conversation explains a lot.
shlebby
This also feels like a friend’s dating choices, where honesty can land you as the AH.
15. He's the one who doesn't get it. Agree?
OrchidGuilty7105
16. He needs to stop.
CleCatLady
17. This guy's only reason to convert to Islam. And yes, if he were mature enough, he wouldn't need to go through a conversion.
6062hra
18. F**kzoned
ngomhleliv4
19. This nice guy finds out that this person's cousin was sexually assaulted.
Now, he wants her number. Look at all that creepiness.
I_brutally_honest_
20. One comment ruined such a great story.
billnyetherussiansoy
21. Sometimes, it's better not to post such photos. Otherwise, you'd be attracting the "nice guys."
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22. This man is disappointed about his friend who refuses to sleep with him.
PatientDoor4996
23. Cringey.
jesibeII
24. Women will be thankful he's done.
DaddyPhatSaxxs
25. Yeah, you're a nice guy. The kind that women don't want.
BelleLuciole
26. The title says it all.
weirdo0808
27. So it's women's fault now?
LiteraryFroggy
28. This woman kept blocking the guy, but he constantly gets in touch using different numbers.
hamsterpopcorn
29. Such a relief that he stopped responding.
moog-boog
30. A redditor saw this post by The Hard Times and shared it on the subreddit.
sincewedidthedo
31. A nice guy and a sex offender? Nope!
Owl_says_Kira
32. The sad reality.
SamGamgE
33. That's a red flag right there.
MattS213
34. Bravo for realizing you're one!
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35. This nice guy is probably the one who will eventually abuse his girlfriend.
SaraAnnabelle
What a nice guy really is:
However, what they do is go over the top.
They will use every tool they have (money, for example) to get what they want. If they don't receive the attention they feel they deserve, that's when they start revealing who they really are.
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