Of geeks and nerds

[WxMurray 0]

Someone on another message board posted a link to this text regarding geeks, nerds, and dating. These observations were written about guys, but I'm sure with a few adjustments they could just as easily describe ladies, as well. It holds pretty true to me; I just thought I'd share it.

 

In the wide world of dating, there are many options. Do you go for the flashy guy with the smooth smile, or the dude in the corner typing away on his laptop? The following are reasons why I think my fellow females should pay more attention to the quiet geeks and nerds, and less attention to the flashy boys.

 

1.) While geeks and nerds may be awkward, they’re well-meaning 9 out of 10 times. That smooth dude with the sly grin and the spider hands? Wonder what HIS intentions are... plus, I’ve never had a geek guy not call me when he said he would. Score major points THERE.

 

2.) They’re useful. In this tech-savvy world, it’s great to have a b/f who can make your laptop, desktop, and just about anything else that plugs into a wall behave itself.

 

3.) They’re more romantic than they’re given credit for. Ok true, their idea of romance might be to make up a spiffy web-page with all the reasons why they love you, with links to pics of you and sonnets and such... but hey. It lasts longer than flowers, plus you can show your friends.

 

4.) Due to their neglected status, there are plenty to choose from. You like ‘em tall and slender? There are plenty of geeks/nerds who are. You like ‘em smaller with more meat on their bones? Got that too.

 

5.) They’ve got brains. Come on now, how can intelligence be a bad thing?

 

6.) Most are quite good at remembering dates. Like birthdates and such, especially if they know it’ll make you happy. Due again to their neglected status, they’re more attentive than guys who “have more options”. Plus, with all that down time without a steady girlfriend, they’ll likely have mental lists of all the things they’d love to do once they GOT a girlfriend.

 

7.) Sex. Yep. Sex. I’m not really familiar with this myself, but I’ve friends who’ve been intimate with geek guys and it’s raves all around. They say a virgin wrote the Kama Sutra... all that time thinking about sex, imagining sex, dreaming about sex, (they are male after all) coupled with a desire to make you happy? Use your imagination.

 

8.) They’re relatively low-maintenance. Most can be fueled on pizza, Twinkies and Mt Dew. No complicated dinners needed here, so if you’re not the best cook, eh. Can you order a pizza?

 

9.) Most frequent bars as often as slugs frequent salt mines. You won’t have to worry much about your geek guy getting his “groove” on with club hotties because, frankly, he’ll be too busy rooting around under his computer wondering where that spare cable went. You won’t have to worry about him flirting with other women because, 9 out of 10 times, he’ll zip right by them in a perfect b-line towards the nearest electronics store. I’ve seen this happen.

 

Me: “Eww. Victoria Secret’s Models... They’re so skinny. How is that feminine? You can see her ribs!”

Geek Guy: “ooooooo...”

Me: “Hey!” *notices he is staring lustfully towards the computer store*

Geek Guy: “What?”

Me: “Never mind...”

 

10.) Although he may not want to go to every outing with you, you can arrange swaps, as in, you’ll go to his Gamer Con dressed as an elf princess if he’ll take you to the ballet. Plus, if he doesn’t want to go someplace with you, you won’t have to worry much about what he’s up to. You’ll probably come home to find him asleep on his keyboard in a sea of Mt. Dew cans with code blinking from the screen. It’s ok. He’s used to this. Just toss a blanket over him and turn out the light.

 

11.) His friends aren’t jerks. I can’t stress this enough. You’ll more likely get “Omg! A GIRL!! Can I see?!” than “Hey hot stuff back that ass up here and let me get some grub on...” They’re awkward geeks too and will, 9 times out of 10, treat you with the utmost respect and, more than likely, a note of awe. A cute girl picked one of their clan to date? It could happen to them! Hope! Drag some of your single girlfriends over, open up a pack of Mt. Dew, crack open the DnD set and get working. Nothing impresses geek guys more than a girl who can hack-n-slash (well ok maybe if she can code... a geek can dream).

 

12.) They’re rarely if ever possessive. They trust you, so you can be yourself around them. You like to walk around the house in a ratty t-shirt for comfort? He won’t care. He does too! They won’t get pissy if you don’t wear make-up or don’t want to bother primping your hair. If you gain a few pounds, they won’t try their best to make you feel like crap.

 

13.) They’re usually very well educated. Physics majors and the like. See #5. You won’t have to listen to him blathering on about his car (ok maybe a little), he’ll have loads of other interesting things to talk about. Politics, world events, how much the chicken burgers down at the local place rock, so long as you douse them in hot sauce...

 

14.) You’ll almost never have to hear, “Yaw dawg whazzap!!” plop out of their mouths. Unless it’s in jest. They spell properly, use correct punctuation, and are able to tell the difference between the toilet and the floor. They almost never get “wasted”, so you won’t have to worry about coming home to find him and his friends passed out on the floor amidst a pile of beer bottles. Mt. Dew cans, perhaps...

 

15.) And the final reason why geeks and nerds make great boyfriends: They actually give a damn about you. Not how you look (though that’s a plus), not how skinny you are, not how much make-up you primp yourself up with, but they like you for you. That kind of thing lasts longer than “Damn, baby, you got a fine [butt]!!!” Believe me.

[WesleyMustDie 0]

OMG...you have NO idea how true that is! In real life, I have a geek for a boyfriend, and almost EVERYTHING on that list describes him....now that I think about it, it describes me too...lol...Yep, list works for the ladies. ;) :lol:

[Images 0]

Oh I like it. quite quite...

 

BUT!

 

you won’t have to worry about coming home to find him and his friends passed out on the floor amidst a pile of beer bottles.

 

I strongly have to disagree with this! Vanroy? Do you second my motion? For what is Trek without moments like O'Brian and Bashir getting sloshed and singing "Jerusalem" over and over again? :lol:

 

And even more so, what is Trek without being sloshed yourself and actually finding yourself and your mates joining in with them on screen? (believe me, we did it)

Edited September 6, 2005 by Images

[WesleyMustDie 0]

Images, no offense, but you are a strange person.

[George_Pickett 0]

He's not strange he's just Unique! :lol:

[WesleyMustDie 0]

Yeah, unique, I meant unique...::hides::

[DigitalLava 0]

the list is great...but i dont like all nerds

[Travis Kroells 0]

Well, I'm a nerd, while I'm not a computer savy Nerd :lol: I know the lady Im with right now is a keeper though, I told her I was captain of our high school's knowledge bowl team, and she still talks to me ;)

[Images 0]

Images, no offense, but you are a strange person.

::cracks open a bottle of scotch::

 

"And did those feeeeeeeeeeet in ancient tiiiiiiiiiimes walk upon England's mountain greeeeeeen..."

[Sam_SemaJ 0]

I suppose its all true...except for remembering dates....but I'm not so much a comp geek as a music geek...but substitutions can be made. She's fine with it, even listens to me blab about STSF....I almost got her to come in the chatroom and be my date for that Agincourt Ball, but she had another commitment. I'm geeky, and i think she would agree that that list has good reasons why that is a good thing

:lol:

[Sam_SemaJ 0]

...I mean really....who puts a stickshift at the helm of a galaxy class starship....and makes it his avatar....sheesh

 

<----------------------geeeeeky

[Seiben 0]

GEe, most of that is true, eh? lol

[Dumbass 0]

I strongly have to disagree with this! Vanroy? Do you second my motion?

Actually I have to agree with the person Images is responding to.

 

You know how difficult it is to build a pile of beer bottles? For building piles, cans are much easier to work with. :lol:

[Images 0]

Actually I have to agree with the person Images is responding to.

 

You know how difficult it is to build a pile of beer bottles? For building piles, cans are much easier to work with. :lol:

I wish I took a picture of our pyramid of stella bottles in our University flat. It was beautiful.

[Nemesis 0]

What is the difference between the toilet and the floor by the way?

[Nicolas Lepage 0]

Doesn't that list make you see the positive sides about yourself?

I think most of it is true.

And to answer Van Roy...ever noticed that you get beer cans, too? I mean not that it is as good as the one in bottles but if you just drink it for the sake of piling the cans...

[WesleyMustDie 0]

You guys are hilarious. ROFL

[George_Pickett 0]

I'm a nerd, but a cool nerd :lol:

[WesleyMustDie 0]

I'm a nerd, but a cool nerd ;)

Hey, me too! :lol: Cool nerds rock.

[WesleyMustDie 0]

Most frequent bars as often as slugs frequent salt mines

 

Most of us here frequent the Red Star Nightclub. ;) Does that count? :lol:

[Montague 0]

Perhaps the slugs have virtual mines?

[Sam_SemaJ 0]

Most of us here frequent the Red Star Nightclub. ;) Does that count? :lol:

See, when you try to defend yourself by saying "I do to attend bars, its an RPG simulated bar in the Star Trek Universe in a chatroom with other Trekkies".....it just reiterates the nerd/geek thing. But thats ok, we are all proud of it :D

[WesleyMustDie 0]

See, when you try to defend yourself by saying "I do to attend bars, its an RPG simulated bar in the Star Trek Universe in a chatroom with other Trekkies".....it just reiterates the nerd/geek thing. But thats ok, we are all proud of it :D

That's why I posted that. :lol: ;) :D

 

PROUD TO BE A GEEK

[Sam_SemaJ 0]

I would respond right away to this, but A9 might say something about not doing person to person chats like that on the boards....so i wont.... :lol:

[WesleyMustDie 0]

Ha...ha...ha, Rana.