The answer to this scientifically, is that monkeys and even at the beginning of civilization, alpha males were very aggressive while passive betas. Subconsciously women have been programmed to be attracted to bad guys. There are records of criminals in the US receiving thousands of letters and in male prisons visits are made predominantly by women. Search for thug love.
I remember that at school the girls didn't give me the ball. One day I beat a bad boy in a fight and suddenly, miraculously, all the girls wanted to talk to me and there was one who fell in love, even sending letters asking for a number lol