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WCDT: 11-15 July 2011 (1966-1970)
pwhodges:
It is probably more interesting to discuss Marten's behaviour and motivations themselves, without using a label that is controversial and of uncertain meaning.
DSL:
PWHodges is correct. i should not have brought up the nice vs. Nice straw man. I should have said "decent guy" instead. Maybe "considerate."
jacjyd:
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 11 Jul 2011, 16:14 ---
--- Quote from: WAYF on 11 Jul 2011, 15:47 ---You're thinking 'pecs', right? I'm not really familiar with gym equipment...
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Nay. Look at the top of the thing, it's called a "Bowflex". When I was growing up I'd always see commercials for those.
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For some reason P90X came to mind first. Haha I want a bowflex...
Tiogyr:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 12 Jul 2011, 08:38 ---It is probably more interesting to discuss Marten's behaviour and motivations themselves, without using a label that is controversial and of uncertain meaning.
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It's only controversial to the people that think it applies to them, really. The meaning really isn't all that uncertain at all, since it basically boils down to "any guy with a martyr complex that is incapable of forming a lasting relationship with a woman that isn't predicated on lies (or pretty much any misogynist)".
Anyone that was seriously posting here calling Dora a whore or slut for not waiting until Marten was okay with it before going out with Jim, for example.
pwhodges:
--- Quote from: Tiogyr on 12 Jul 2011, 09:47 ---The meaning really isn't all that uncertain at all,
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Wikipedia disagrees:
--- Quote from: Wikipedia ---One difficulty in studying the "nice guy" phenomenon is due to the ambiguity of the "nice guy" construct. Participants in studies interpret "nice guy" to mean different things.
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followed by examples and references to studies.
That's enough for me to say that the controversy that using the term here brings just isn't worth the trouble.
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