Dogged Nice Guy/Quotes

Mario: "Hey, Koopa, you're such a stubborn fellow. Won't you give up on Peach already?"
Bowser: "Well I regret to inform you that's unacceptable. I'm her destiny, no doubt about it."
Peach: "Won't the both of you stop it? Just look at the mirror..."
Both: "Well you don't have to say such a thing. Men compete with their hearts!"
(...)
Bowser: "My sweetest Peach-girl, I'm so in love with you. If you can't understand that, I'll kidnap you and seal you up again."
Mario: "I'll steal you back, risking my life, but I can not steal your heart..."
Peach: "Cut it out, the two of you, are you listening to me at all?"
Both: "The Tsundere in you is also charming, and men compete with their hearts!"

—Super Mario Hyadain

Codependents often confuse abuse and exploitation with love. You grew up making excuses for your parent(s) and do the same for your abusive adult spouses, boyfriends and girlfriends. Codependents are the people pleasing, rescuing, nice guy/nice gal, professional caregiver types who are the first to offer help, but rarely if ever ask for help or support for yourselves. In other words, you’re perfect targets for narcissists, borderlines, psychopaths and other abusive predators.

— Narcissists, Borderlines, Psychopaths and Codependents: Mutual Mommy and Daddy Issues from Shrink4Men, on the dark side of this.