Nice Guy Syndrome

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Description

18 year-old Raymond McGregory considers himself to be one of the nicest guys out there and a true dominant male. However despite his supposed accolades Raymond is single by choice…... of others, and the only relationships he’s ever had are with his left hand and his couch sleeve. One day the “tfw no gf” is felt strongly within Raymond, and he decides to hatch out a plan to get a girlfriend. But his plan falls apart when he comes to the realization that in order to get girls to fall for him he has to actually talk to them. This isn’t an easy task for Raymond as he suffers from extreme social anxiety. On top of that he’s a massive nerd, not very bright, delusional, and is honestly the kind of guy that would get fourth place in a three-man race. Later Raymond comes across a group of people on the internet known as "Incels" who seem to be in a similar position as he is, but their views on the opposite sex and society seem very wicked. However they say they can help Raymond. Will Raymond seek help from these sinister people or will he try to keep a heart of gold?Furthermore, can Raymond get girls to love him despite not being able to talk to them? How much control does Raymond have over his plan? Find out all of this and more in this dark satirical romantic comedy filled with nice guys, and deep philosophical underpinnings.

Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2018
Author: Naysay_Archipelago

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.7/ 5.0
Followers: 8
Views: 12,045

Chapters(12 total)

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Community Reviews(2)

OhNoRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Def one of my most favorite stories on this site. Shame it couldn't continue, with a faster update it would have a huge following, but I will live with this pain.
ManeReaderRoyal Road
★★★★ 4.0
This is a story based in the 'real' world. There is no fantasy, no magic, no futuristic technology, no system(s). None of the common elements seen on RRL are present here. What is present is a warm, funny tale about a college kid trying to find his manhood (or rather trying to figure out how to use it). We aren't many chapters in, so I'll refrain from giving a full review, but what we have so far does very well with that simple premise.
Because there are no crazy shenanigans taking us away from the MC we're forced to spend a lot of time with him and his thoughts. This has so far proven to be great and....not so much. Comedy is a key factor here, if the jokes land the often ridiculous nature of our MC is easily overlooked. If they don't land, you're left cringing. Lucky, there are usually more hits than misses. The MC himself is...passable. As someone who was/is both a dork and socially competent, I often find his almost complete ineptness more cringy than funny. His highly detailed, delusional imaginings are forced to make up for it. They do that job pretty well, they're my favorite part by a country mile. Unfortunately, at times even those fall short. They are prone to extending the joke far too long. That actually extends to most of the authors writing. They routinely over describe/explain fairly simple things. It feels like a description that should take only two sentences takes a whole paragraph. Inversely, I may just be a fan of brevity. (There is also a romance tag here, but we've only seen hints so there's not much to discuss on that front.)
Overall I'd say if you're looking for a story that strays from the RRL norm while providing more than a few laughs, this is worth checking out.
I somehow ended up writing a full review.