Women Share Their Encounters With the “Nice Guys” Who Turned Out to Be Creeps

Driving hours to return a book is one thing, but turning the drop-off into an unsolicited critique session over personal choices is another story. It’s troubling how some confuse longevity and friendship with a queue number at the deli counter of romance. The idea that patience should be rewarded with a relationship is a misguided script that needs a rewrite.

Affections aren’t transactions, and ‘time served’ as a friend doesn’t equate to romantic dividends. It’s high time the narrative shifted from entitlement to respect. After all, the best friendships flourish without a hidden agenda, and the best romances are built on mutual desire, not on one-sided expectations or societal scripts.