I don't mean to revive a dead post, but . . .
Sophist wrote:
Being female, it's not a bad thing if a woman has some puppy-version attraction to a guy. The problem is if that's ONLY how she sees him, then she'll only want to be mothering him and probably won't be thinking of him as bf material.
I have the unique misfortune of having raised a teenage girl (long story short, I'm the rare aspie who is the most stable person in my family, and I ended up raising my niece).
Let me tell you now: girls don't go for puppy cuteness in guys. Being a nice guy only works if she has an Asian mother. Trust me, I've been there. The Asian mother loved me.
Less the Asian mother, girls go for guys they think are cool. Wannabe badasses are awash in cute ass until about age 25, at which point they've run out of utility companies that will turn the electricity on for them without a $500 deposit.
Qualities girls will explore at least once in a guy: mohawks, tattoos, drug problems, anger problems, control issues, money issues, commitment to sleeping until a time elementary schools let out, going to college parties, guys whose age makes sex a jailable offense, homelessness, chronic joblessness, poor hygeine.
Your only hope with any given girl is that she'll try to find as many of these qualities in an individual guy or a handful of guys and get it out of her system quickly. These women often end up with two bastards and then end up collaring a nice guy and birthing him an heir in exchange for raising demon spawn that are not his seed.
This is why, absolutely, you must discuss birth control early and often.