15 Reasons Geeks make Great Boyfriends
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 ass!!!” Believe me.
June 5th, 2007 at 9:55 am
Yah, a geek boyfriend is great until they would rather play World of Warcraft with their brother than spend time with you.
June 5th, 2007 at 10:18 am
Apparantly your favorite think about dating a geek is that you don’t have to see them as a human being, but rather as a collection of stereotypes whose only purpose is to serve you.
June 5th, 2007 at 11:10 am
You can’t have had a decent boyfriend in the last couple of yrs!
Not to say geeks are bad tho
June 5th, 2007 at 12:16 pm
You miss the fact that the geeks tend to get lost in their computers for weeks on end - it’s as bad as having a traveling salesman as a b/f, but he’s physically still there.
My wife actually started referring to my computer as “That woman you spend all your time with. Aren’t all computers female?”
June 5th, 2007 at 12:41 pm
Just some thoughts…
First off, you’ve described a nerd, not a geek. Geeks have social ability, so they will in fact be at the bar. I, a geek by trade, landed myself a hottie at the local dance club raving about while Paul van Dyk reigned down upon the crowd… we’re set to get married in October.
Second, I consume about 1 can of Mt. Dew a month, if that.
Third, VS models are damn fine specimens of the female human and certainly warrant more attention that a 2-meter J-loop antenna.
I suppose I could go on but the pattern I’m seeing (must be that intelligence thing kicking in) is that you should really be using the word “nerd”, not “geek”.
It’s also somewhat apparent that you’re not actually dating a “geek”, or at least he’s not seen this blog entry yet, because if he had he would most assuredly have the same points I do.
Now also, let’s take a closer look at why you would write down all these stereotypes about a “nerd” and then proclaim them as perfect for any woman (which is quite absurd).
1. Just because they’re everything opposite of what you hate about “jocks”, doesn’t mean you’re the world’s voice. Nerds nor geeks are for everyone.
2. You fail to mention, though a previous commenter has, that nerds/geeks will tend to be more interested in their technology rather than what makeup you bought or what shirt you’re going to wear. There are times they don’t care because they’re preoccupied, not because they really don’t care. In a perfect world you’d be walking around naked all the time anyway.
3. It takes a special kind of woman to put up with the intellectual antics of a nerd/geek. Get used to hearing about things you really don’t care about, like how the toaster works, or why the bathtub water doesn’t get hot right away, or how to bounce radio signals off the Moon to talk to the other side of the world.
As previously touched upon by a comment, this list is nothing more than a stereotype list of a “nerd” with undertones of why a “nerd” is perfect for a woman who doesn’t want a real relationship, but just wants to win a bet.
You know… dogs have even little to tend with and they’ll probably give you a lot more attention.
And one more thing… who in the hell is going to pass out from Mt. Dew?!
June 5th, 2007 at 1:19 pm
It’s true, and nerdy guys are great in bed, because no only have they been watching porn and getting ideas since they were 12, but they also actually care about you.
June 5th, 2007 at 8:39 pm
I am now dating a geek and am having the best time of my life! While I realize that some of you are taking this WAY to seriously, there are some valid points being made. My best guy friend always told me “Marry a geek, they’ll rule the world one day.” While I don’t think mine is quite up for that I am being treated better than I ever had by my usual “rocker” b/fs or the few jocks I dated. While I am sure there are good men in every stereotype, I just found happiness with a geek. If you are good man you shouldn’t be intimidated by a funny blog. By the way, not all women are intimidated by having conversations about how things work or interested solely in themselves and what cosmetics or clothes they are wearing. Maybe you should look at your own assumptions.
June 6th, 2007 at 5:42 am
We make wonderful husbands too!
Thanks to Microsoft, we are often called upon to solve complex problems by bringing in solutions only we can handle.
July 29th, 2007 at 11:57 am
Alex…
Whatever you think - whatever you want, you are not alone on this world, sometimes stupid people crushes your life, but try not to cry - try to fight!…
August 6th, 2007 at 12:43 am
I love this article. It’s so true.
One of the things that people have to remember is as a geek, sometimes we don’t get the chance to make a whole of IRL friends (that means real-life friends), but we do end up making some good friends online. It’s our way of being social because we are scared to death of bars and whatever else it is that people do on a Saturday night. So if the choice is between partner or computer, computer wins because that’s like making us chose between friend or partner…
On the topic of WoW, If your boyfriend/girlfriend is playing too much WoW and not paying attention to you, posting here is not gonna solve the problem. The key to ANY relationship, geek or no geek is communication. Telling them the WoW is bugging me and not just assuming they know is a good step to take. I know I would listen to a real life breathing female over a computer any day of the week.
Can you believe this? good advice and no real relationships at 22 LOL. Oh well…spose my day will come
March 11th, 2008 at 8:18 am
– Quoted from Morgan
– I know I would listen to a real life
– breathing female over a computer
– any day of the week.
That’s probably because you haven’t had many real relationships.
Sometimes figuring out what new Mocking Framework you will use for unit testing is just so damn appealing - even if it means shutting out everyone _including_ your lady.
June 24th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
i agree with the arguement that its moer likely to be nerds than geeks. tho over here nerds are the tech guys and geeks are science ppl. anyways, this is true, plsu it seems us nerds know now to treat girls properly