Behind the Mask of Kindness: 28 Shocking Tales of Manipulation by So-Called "Nice Guys"

Behind the Mask of Kindness: 28 Shocking Tales of Manipulation by So-Called "Nice Guys"

He stopped hanging out with us. Everyone was relieved. All was good, except I missed that deadline. Saw him in passing but he wouldn’t even acknowledge me. Perfect result!

User , Anna Tarazevich Report

What’s more, they try to be increasingly authentic and vulnerable with each other as their relationship deepens. They value transparency, honesty, active listening, and just proper communication in general. And even though everyone keeps secrets (whether serious or benign), real friends also won’t have any hidden agendas concerning you.

The "Nice Guy" Act: 28 Stories About Manipulation Disguised As Kindness I asked him to hang out the day after a messy breakup (infidelity from the ex) of a 2.5 year relationship. This “friend” asked me out FIVE TIMES and tried to get me to sleep in his bed.

User , Blake Cheek Report

I lived in a small town in Wyoming, and this was my sophmore year in high school. He was new in school. I had him in a couple classes with him and I tried to invite him to sit with me and meet my friends, so he wasn’t alone. Two days after knowing him, he sent me this long message on Facebook basically declaring his love for me. The whole conversation was him saying that no one was going to love me the way he does, how he broke up with his current girlfriend for me and if I let him down he would k*ll himself. BIG NO, instant block.

The next day his ex-girlfriend messaged me stating that I was a w**** and giving me death threats. He was going around the school telling people that I was a teenage pr*stitute and that my b**[nonsense] were fake. I was Mormon, a pretty devoted one, plus it helped I grew up in a small town, everyone knew me.

Well he kept creating new Facebook profiles and sending me messages. All along the lines of me deserving to be raped to the fact that he loved me. This continued a year, the school changed my classes so I didn’t have any with him, but it wasn’t until he showed up at my house with his dad’s gun that I was able to get a restraining order. He moved to Texas, and I haven’t seen or heard from him since.

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The "Nice Guy" Act: 28 Stories About Manipulation Disguised As Kindness I was in uni, had a friend named Kevin. We had occasionally hung out, but when we did we always had a good time in a strictly non-sexual way: your typical nice guy. One day he comes knocking on my door and asked me out. I politely turned him down, saying that I only saw him as a friend. He immediately flipped out, said that this was my last chance and he was only going to offer to take me out on a date this one time, and once he left he would never ask me out again so I should think very carefully before I answered. I repeated that I only saw him as a friend, and before I could finish talking he had walked off saying that I was going to regret it.

Nope Kevin, I dodged a bullet.

srayn , Getty Images Report

When is the last time that you interacted with a “nice guy”? What do you think is the best approach to see if someone is genuinely nice or only pretending to be to get something from you?

Have you ever called someone out for being incredibly toxic? If you’re feeling up for it, tell us in the comments.

The "Nice Guy" Act: 28 Stories About Manipulation Disguised As Kindness Nice guy told he loved me on our SECOND date. Which I even went on against my better judgement .. Of course I told him I wasn’t comfortable with that after only 2 dates and that I didn’t know him well enough to give him any real idea of how I felt. I shut things off and said I didn’t wanna see him anymore. A little while later, maybe a couple weeks.. I ended up meeting the man I am with now and we hit it off immediately. (Still together after 5 years.) “Nice guy” msg me that he missed me and wants to try to see me again. (Misses me??? Just wow..) So I tell him I am now seeing someone and I haven’t changed my mind about seeing him. He sent me like 4 pages of text about what a horrible person I am and how he really thought I was the one and I’m just a b***h who f***s with people’s feelings..I must be a major [jerk] to already be in a relationship….etc. I mean. We went on TWO dates. Spent a total of a couple hours in each others company. And only were on contact for a week. He went berserk!

User , cottonbro studio Report

I had a guy tell me straight out during messaging on Bumble that he expected a [oral intimacy] on our first date, which we had arranged for the following Saturday, and that once I had completed that task he would remove the dating app from his phone and we could date exclusively.

I baulked at this of course, saying that not only would I not be giving him a [oral intimacy] on our first date, I also would have no intention of going on a drive with him to a ‘cosy spot’ which is where he suggested said oral s*x happen.

He got furious with me, said he was just being honest, was a ‘nice guy’ and that my suggestion that he sounded like a [excited] teenager (we’re both in our late 30s) made me a f*****g [jerk]. He did not like it when I pointed out that being a f*****g [jerk] *and* not giving him a [oral intimacy] seemed mutually exclusive to me.

JaniePage Report

The "Nice Guy" Act: 28 Stories About Manipulation Disguised As Kindness Met this guy online through one of my friends. He seemed pretty nice, so I would text him periodically throughout the day and he wanted to video chat once so we did.

He became obsessed with me and wanted to call every night before he went to bed. He told me I would be the perfect wife and that we should have 3 kids. He wanted to move me out to the cattle ranch he owned and operated so we could get married and start a family. We had been talking for maybe two weeks.

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