{"id":503,"date":"2008-05-26T01:52:39","date_gmt":"2008-05-26T05:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peacefulhippo.wordpress.com\/2008\/05\/26\/why-geeks-make-better-boyfriendshusbands\/"},"modified":"2008-05-26T01:52:39","modified_gmt":"2008-05-26T05:52:39","slug":"why-geeks-make-better-boyfriendshusbands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peacefulhippo.us\/blog\/2008\/05\/26\/why-geeks-make-better-boyfriendshusbands\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Geeks Make Better Boyfriends\/Husbands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Stolen from Craigslist)<\/p>\n<p>1.) While geeks and nerds may be awkward, they\u2019re well-meaning 9 out<br \/>\nof 10 times. That smooth dude with the sly grin and the spider hands?<br \/>\nWonder what HIS intentions are\u2026 plus, I\u2019ve never had a geek guy not<br \/>\ncall me when he said he would. Score major points THERE.<\/p>\n<p>2.) They\u2019re useful. In this tech-savvy world, it\u2019s great to have a<br \/>\nb\/f who can make your laptop, desktop, and just about anything else<br \/>\nthat plugs into a wall behave itself.<\/p>\n<p>3.) They\u2019re more romantic than they\u2019re given credit for. Ok true,<br \/>\ntheir idea of romance might be to make up a spiffy web-page with all<br \/>\nthe reasons why they love you, with links to pics of you and sonnets<br \/>\nand such\u2026 but hey. It lasts longer than flowers, plus you can show your<br \/>\nfriends.<\/p>\n<p>4.) Due to their neglected status, there are plenty to choose from.<br \/>\nYou like \u2018em tall and slender? There are plenty of geeks\/nerds who are.<br \/>\nYou like \u2018em smaller with more meat on their bones? Got that too.<\/p>\n<p>5.) They\u2019ve got brains. Come on now, how can intelligence be a bad thing?<\/p>\n<p>6.) Most are quite good at remembering dates. Like birthdates and<br \/>\nsuch, especially if they know it\u2019ll make you happy. Due again to their<br \/>\nneglected status, they\u2019re more attentive than guys who \u201chave more<br \/>\noptions\u201d. Plus, with all that down time without a steady girlfriend,<br \/>\nthey\u2019ll likely have mental lists of all the things they\u2019d love to do<br \/>\nonce they GOT a girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p>7.) Sex. Yep. Sex. I\u2019m not really familiar with this myself, but<br \/>\nI\u2019ve friends who\u2019ve been intimate with geek guys and it\u2019s raves all<br \/>\naround. They say a virgin wrote the Kama Sutra\u2026 all that time thinking<br \/>\nabout sex, imagining sex, dreaming about sex, (they are male after all)<br \/>\ncoupled with a desire to make you happy? Use your imagination.<\/p>\n<p>8.) They\u2019re relatively low-maintenance. Most can be fueled on pizza,<br \/>\nTwinkies and Mt Dew. No complicated dinners needed here, so if you\u2019re<br \/>\nnot the best cook, eh. Can you order a pizza?<\/p>\n<p>9.) Most frequent bars as often as slugs frequent salt mines. You<br \/>\nwon\u2019t have to worry much about your geek guy getting his \u201cgroove\u201d on<br \/>\nwith club hotties because, frankly, he\u2019ll be too busy rooting around<br \/>\nunder his computer wondering where that spare cable went. You won\u2019t<br \/>\nhave to worry about him flirting with other women because, 9 out of 10<br \/>\ntimes, he\u2019ll zip right by them in a perfect b-line towards the nearest<br \/>\nelectronics store. I\u2019ve seen this happen.<br \/>\nMe: \u201cEww. Victoria Secret\u2019s Models\u2026 They\u2019re so skinny. How is that feminine? You can see her ribs!\u201d<br \/>\nGeek Guy: \u201cooooooo\u2026\u201d<br \/>\nMe: \u201cHey!\u201d *notices he is staring lustfully towards the computer store*<br \/>\nGeek Guy: \u201cWhat?\u201d<br \/>\nMe: \u201cNever mind\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>10.) Although he may not want to go to every outing with you, you<br \/>\ncan arrange swaps, as in, you\u2019ll go to his Gamer Con dressed as an elf<br \/>\nprincess if he\u2019ll take you to the ballet. Plus, if he doesn\u2019t want to<br \/>\ngo someplace with you, you won\u2019t have to worry much about what he\u2019s up<br \/>\nto. You\u2019ll probably come home to find him asleep on his keyboard in a<br \/>\nsea of Mt. Dew cans with code blinking from the screen. It\u2019s ok. He\u2019s<br \/>\nused to this. Just toss a blanket over him and turn out the light.<\/p>\n<p>11.) His friends aren\u2019t jerks. I can\u2019t stress this enough. You\u2019ll<br \/>\nmore likely get \u201cOmg! A GIRL!! Can I see?!\u201d than \u201cHey hot stuff back<br \/>\nthat ass up here and let me get some grub on\u2026\u201d They\u2019re awkward geeks<br \/>\ntoo and will, 9 times out of 10, treat you with the utmost respect and,<br \/>\nmore than likely, a note of awe. A cute girl picked one of their clan<br \/>\nto date? It could happen to them! Hope! Drag some of your single<br \/>\ngirlfriends over, open up a pack of Mt. Dew, crack open the DnD set and<br \/>\nget working. Nothing impresses geek guys more than a girl who can<br \/>\nhack-n-slash (well ok maybe if she can code\u2026 a geek can dream).<\/p>\n<p>12.) They\u2019re rarely if ever possessive. They trust you, so you can<br \/>\nbe yourself around them. You like to walk around the house in a ratty<br \/>\nt-shirt for comfort? He won\u2019t care. He does too! They won\u2019t get pissy<br \/>\nif you don\u2019t wear make-up or don\u2019t want to bother primping your hair.<br \/>\nIf you gain a few pounds, they won\u2019t try their best to make you feel<br \/>\nlike crap.<\/p>\n<p>13.) They\u2019re usually very well educated. Physics majors and the<br \/>\nlike. See #5. You won\u2019t have to listen to him blathering on about his<br \/>\ncar (ok maybe a little), he\u2019ll have loads of other interesting things<br \/>\nto talk about. Politics, world events, how much the chicken burgers<br \/>\ndown at the local place rock, so long as you douse them in hot sauce\u2026<\/p>\n<p>14.) You\u2019ll almost never have to hear, \u201cYaw dawg whazzap!!\u201d plop out<br \/>\nof their mouths. Unless it\u2019s in jest. They spell properly, use correct<br \/>\npunctuation, and are able to tell the difference between the toilet and<br \/>\nthe floor. They almost never get \u201cwasted\u201d, so you won\u2019t have to worry<br \/>\nabout coming home to find him and his friends passed out on the floor<br \/>\namidst a pile of beer bottles. Mt. Dew cans, perhaps\u2026<\/p>\n<p>15.) And the final reason why geeks and nerds make great boyfriends:<br \/>\nThey actually give a damn about you. Not how you look (though that\u2019s a<br \/>\nplus), not how skinny you are, not how much make-up you primp yourself<br \/>\nup with, but they like you for you. That kind of thing lasts longer<br \/>\nthan \u201cDaMN baby you got a fine ass!!!\u201d Believe me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Stolen from Craigslist) 1.) While geeks and nerds may be awkward, they\u2019re well-meaning 9 out of 10 times. That smooth dude with the sly grin and the spider hands? Wonder what HIS intentions are\u2026 plus, I\u2019ve never had a geek guy not call me when he said he would. Score major points THERE. 2.) 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