I think it's somewhat more complicated than that. Unhealthy women do like a-holes. Most women don't, but they do like someone who's strong, confident, and decisive. If they can get that with a decent, loyal guy, they'll prefer it to an a-hole. But many "nice" guys are only nice b/c they're weak and fearful. And that's very unattractive. B/c they're not being nice for any good/admirable reason. So many women will prefer the a-hole to that, at least in the short term.
As one woman once put it -- women don't like a-holes. But they like wimps even less. What's frustrating for women, presumably, is the difficulty in finding someone who's both strong and reasonably sensitive/considerate, without being dependent, etc.
In this case, Amy Brennan was clearly unhealthy. She easily cheated on her (decent, if boring) husband with his best friend, simply because she was bored (depressed). Not evidence of a healthy, decent person. So it made sense for her to end up with an a-hole. She remains miserable, but probably feels that's all she deserves. She needs to be abused.
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