F*ckboy phenomenon

Credit: mpody11

Urban Dictionary’s definition: A boy who plays with girls’ feelings and doesn't really like them and would do and say anything a girl wants to hear to have sex with them or to get something they want. Ugh. We all want something we can’t have. It might be the job of your dream, the latest iPhone or even a person - either way, when we can’t have it, we really want it. F*ckboys know this. They are aware of their looks and how it affects girls (especially the girls who pine after them) without reciprocating their feelings. According to Erika Etting, founder of the dating website A Little Nudge, “we try harder since this person must really be 'worth it' if he or she is in such high demand - in other words, this person is a scarce resource." Arthur is a 24-year-old graphic design student. He has a defined face, dark thick hair, hip round glasses with silver frames and an old-school bike. His name isn’t really Arthur, but for the sake of the story it is. Not because he’s done anything criminal, but because he’s a f*ckboy. “There was this one girl I hooked up with, who kept texting me after and I knew she was keen. I wasn’t, only every now and then around midnight because I was bored.” He says he knew she wanted more than just casual sex, and kept her thinking he wanted to so he “could get some”. It’s as simple as that. Being a f*ckboy isn’t criminal. Maybe it should be, probably not. It’s easy to tell your friend to just stay away from him, but telling her to stop is something else. It’s not your friend’s fault, it’s just that we always want what we can’t have.