We've all had that moment, staring into the soul of our television screen, experiencing what felt like love for all the 'Nathan Scott's, 'Troy Bolton's, and 'Nate Archibald's. And while these three may be the fictional real deal, falling for the TV fuckboys in disguise, isn't too hard either. Television has a way of making every guy seem perfect, but really, most of them are just terrible.
1. Mr. Big, Sex And The City
Never tell a girl to calm down, Mr. Big.
He came with a lot of baggage and was so closed off, he may have honestly been the perfect bad boyfriend. When Carrie was with him she always talked nonsense and the whole relationship dragged on for much longer then it needed to. And that is all without the adultery and his stint as a runaway groom.
2. Lucas Scott, One Tree Hill
Lucas is always characterized as the 'nice brother,' raised by a single mom, there is no way he wouldn't show women respect. But, let's face it, Lucas was a major jerk. Every female he ever dated was "the one," Peyton, then Brooke, then Peyton again. And he was really such a serial cheater.
3. Barney Stinson, HIMYM
How I Met Your Mother is such a college Netflix & Binge staple. It's a goofy comedy about best friends, what's not to love? Oh, yeah... Barney. As iconic as he was, towards the end his sexism became almost too much to bear and Robin was basically tricked into their proposal. NPR may be a catch, but Barney is definitely not.
4. Dean Forester, Gilmore Girls
Dean was always supposed to be the sweet and kind boyfriend but really he was just awful. Dean was super cling and always pretty possessive of Rory. He wanted to be her first priority, even if it meant sacrificing school work. Uh, no. And he was lowkey boring and when his storyline finally did spice up it was because he cheated on his wife, not cool. I'm still bitter Rory lost her virginity to him.
5. Nick Miller, New Girl
The Nick and Jess dynamic just reinforces the unhealthy TV stereotype that being in fights all the time is the same thing as passion, but truthfully, just a tidbit of tough-love, it’s gonna be a long long life if you can never be at peace with your S.O. Let's not forget, Nick is incredibly irresponsible and can barely save money or clean up after himself... hard pass.
6. Zig Novak, Degrassi: Next Class
So first Zig was an awkward, adorable kid who just wanted to skateboard and play his guitar. But then he came back sophomore year, suddenly a gang member, and certified bad boy. Okay, I'll admit, it was kind of hot, I would have fallen for it too. Zig was always extremely jealous in his relationship with Maya. Oh, and he cheated on her.
Don't you love how cheating is always my kicker? Next.
7. Tony Stonem, Skins
Tony was gorgeous, (check those eyes, though), but he was also a major jerk, to everyone, all of the time. He cheated on Michelle with a long list of girls and was decently emotionally abusive throughout the entire relationship. He slightly redeemed himself in season 2 when he suffered a traumatic brain injury, let's just call the karma. (I'm kidding everyone, kidding!)
8. Ethan Ward, 90210
He cheated on pretty much every girl he dated, wedged himself between Naomi and Annie's friendship, and broke Annie's heart just a few episodes later. So, then the show replaced him with Liam, a much cuter and better fit for Annie. *Sips tea*
9. Justin Foley, 13 Reasons Why
10. Jess Mariano, Gilmore Girls
Jess gets a bad wrap because he ghosts Rory and toys with her emotions, all I am saying is every minute of his screen time he is manipulating someone or something, gross. 'Year In The Life' Jess MAYYYY have redeemed himself a little though.
11. Dan Humphrey, Gossip Girl
Let's be honest, none of the Upper Eastside guys were very good boyfriends. (Except Nate, I love Nate.) But Dan spent an excruciating amount of time acting like he was above all the drama and backstabbing. Turn's out he was the biggest perpetrator of them all. Never trust a man with a blog, that's all I have to say.
12. Michael Kelso, That 70s Show
Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are #relationshipgoals IRL, but their relationship in That 70s Show was so ick. Kelso cheated on Jackie all. of. the. time. and then would just expect her to forgive him with a dumb romantic gesture, like a short song he wrote for her. This is just proof, chivalry isn't dead... it was never alive in the first place.
13. Blaine Anderson, Glee
Blaine and Kurt were the cutest at first but they fought constantly, and Blaine ended up cheating on Kurt while they were long-distance. Love Darren Criss, but there can be no place in our heart's for cheaters.
14. Ezra Fitz, Pretty Little Liars
A true nightmare if you ask me. He willingly dated his underage student, enough said.
15. Ross Geller, Friends
16. Danny Castellano, The Mindy Project
I mean, full disclosure, I hate Danny Castellano. His actions have always been disrespectful and pretty sexist. At cute as he is, the infamous “I Slipped” episode, when Danny, well, "slips" when he goes for fifth base — without being waved in beforehand. And while according to IRL Mindy Kaling, "I don’t think that Mindy’s reaction to it was ‘I feel violated’; it was ‘Hey man, run that by me!'," I make the rules here and welcome to the list.
Also, the slut-shaming that followed was particularly unsettling. And he refused to commit.
Bye.
17. Logan Huntzberger, Gilmore Girls
Rory turns into human-garbage when she's dating him, and Yale brat Rory is almost as bad at Year In The Life Logan. Logan's horrible family is continuously making Rory feel terrible and his secret society fan-club is just a gang of rich kids seeing how invincible they really are, where's his karma? (Again, kidding.)
To quote Jess, he’s just a “blond dick at Yale.”
18. Jimmy/Steve, Shameless
Having two names seems like a red flag to me, what do you think?
Jimmy Steve was a conman from the start. Although he was Robin-hooding it most of the time, stealing cars from those with plenty and gifting dryers to the Gallaghers, everything about him was still very problematic. Oh yeah, and his fake marriage to Estefania.....who he regularly banged. And when Fiona finally became the legal guardian of the kids, he came back to try and steal Fiona from her diner job, family, and boyfriend after ghosting for a year. Uhhh, what? Kinda wish he was killed on that boat...
19. Ben Boykewich, The Secret Life Of The American Teenager
He was one of the sweetest, most innocent characters on the show, but that all unraveled pretty fucking fast.
First, cool it with the serial proposals, you can't marry everyone. He proposes to almost every girl that looks his way, which is really just two, but two proposals pre-highschool graduation. Not cute. And it isn't long before intense jealousy emerges, ruining his relationship with Amy. Then, copes with his heartbreak with a revenge relationship and then knocks a girl up he didn't even like! Ben's a mess no one wants to deal with, and his spoiled brat privilege is just the icing on the cake.
20. Kevin Volchok, The OC
Ummmm, He caused the accident that killed Marissa. Yeah, that wins. Worst TV boyfriend ever.
