For me, not the villain so much as the 'bad boy' (maybe that's what you meant, though?). I tend to be attracted to addicts or to guys with a really hard or sad past. I have never been attracted to preppy or religious or conservative or really well-behaved men. Edgy = yummy.

But that makes me think ... do you think you and I and maybe other female histrionics subconsciously like bad boys because they're easier for us to seduce? Not a nice thought, and that's just a thought that's crossing my mind as I type ... but I do wonder. I mean, there's no fun in trying to seduce a man who is happy or 'together' because he might not let himself be seduced by us? And god forbid we get rejected.

For me, there is also this ****ed up care-taking thing where I like nurturing men, helping them feel better, and maybe even trying to 'save' them. My therapist thinks that in part I enjoy the sense of power that might give me. Sigh.