Men who complain that they are unlucky in love despite their 'nice guy' persona may have a sinister agenda. The so-called 'Nice Guy', the often physically unattractive man who overcompensates with clingy and over-the-top behaviour to women, is relentlessly mocked online. These men who tend to get stuck in the friend-zone might not be attractive enough on their own (physically, socially, or otherwise), and so try to compensate for their shortcomings by investing in women more than their peers. In other words, they might use kindness to try and make up for what they lack elsewhere. The idea is that if you meet someone's needs without them having to ask, they should meet yours. Ergo if a man is nice to a woman, she should repay him by becoming his girlfriend, because that’s obviously how these things work. And when things don't go their way, they often complain that they've been "friend-zoned" despite the target of their affections never being interested in the first place.

The sinister logic behind 'Nice Guy Syndrome' is what Midori and Jaszmin will dive into today.

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Midori is an captivating, eclectic black women trying to navigate life in New York as an artist. Recounting crazy day-to-day adventures that always seem to lead down unexpected and bizarre paths; like flirting with an undercover cop trying arrest her best friend to explaining that a guy on the little blue pill for impotence at age 20, THAT IT'S OKAY. Nothing’s off limit in Midori’s World, from relationships , pop culture and unsolved New York Mysteries (like why the NYC MTA trains never come on time). New Episodes every Week!

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