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10 Best and Worst Things About Dating Nerds

Posted at 5:00 AM Apr 22, 2009

By Andrea Grimes

Mr. Coolsexypants. There he is, on his motorcycle/in his vintage car. Wearing his Beatle boots/skinny jeans/Middle Eastern scarf. He's on his way to his band's show/a soul DJ night/the VIP room. He is the James Dean, the Johnny Depp, the Brad Pitt.

I want no part of him.

Give me a boy with an action figure collection, exhaustive knowledge of surf rock or degree in information science. Make him a little awkward and too shy around important people. Ensure that he drives a crappy car and doesn't wear name brands not because he's all anti, but because he honestly doesn't care. I love this man. He may be a geek, a nerd or a dork, but I'll take him over Johnny Depp any day. Indeed, there are great things about loving guys who don't fit into the classical "cool" stereotypical mold. And no-so-great things. But I'll be damned if that'll stop me.

The worst things about dating nerds are ...

5. Fighting over who gets to finish while looking at the TV when you have sex to the collected works of Joss Whedon

You're just going to have to take turns on this one.

4. Waking Up With Boba Fett Stuck In The Crook of Your Elbow

No, not the real Boba Fett--although I've dated some guys who might find that threesome hot--the little Boba Fett that fell off the shelf above his bed. With his little plastic gun crammed into your arm. The only gun I want touching my arm early in the morning is attached to my boyfriend, TYVM.

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3. Waiting while he enters a Geek Pissing Contest

The first few minutes at the comic fair or photo expo when your guy is nerding out with the vendor are cute and informative. You, too, could stand to learn a thing or two about this stuff--and probably want to, anyway. But if the Who's A Bigger Expert competition starts, you either settle in for a long haul of geek pissing contests or get back to reading Moby Dick on your iPhone. 'Cause it ain't over until someone's dropped an insane amount of cash on something they didn't need.

2. Constantly running out of sunscreen

I'm already pasty as hell, milky even. Dating geeky guys who have a similar aversion to sun means forking over a hell of a lot of cash on sunny days that demand trips to the park and pool. Forget buying enough Kashi for two when you shack up together--you're going to be keeping Banana Boat in business.

1. Sincerity

If there's one thing cool dudes do well, it's insincerity. Which, for a girl who can't take a compliment and would rather make dick jokes than talk about poetry, is awesome. So a geek guy's intense sincerity about anything--including his girlfriend--can be unnerving. Can't we stop talking about our feelings and get back to talking about Rahm Emanuel's latest gaffe?

The five best things about dating nerds are ...

5. Knowing That Your Square Is So, So, Very Round

I've never been able to convince a former A-lister that the band kids partied hard and had crazy sex, too. Then again, those A-listers are pretty busy raising 3 kids on a Chili's manager salary these days, so it can be hard to get them to listen for more than a couple minutes. Anyone who thinks nerds don't party as hard and as kinky as the cool kids doesn't know the definition of "party." Nerds know the definition of party. And probably several synonyms.

4. Creative Home Problem Solving Is A Pairs Event

Light bulb up too high to reach? Oven door only stays shut when it's just so?
Get a hot nerd couple together and they're bound to come up with an awesomely creative way to get that shit under control. One nerdy mind can be good, but two nerdy minds working in tandem is pure beauty.

3. Pub Quiz Becomes "Free Drinks Night"

Having a wonky guy at your side ups your chances of winning the booze tab at pub quiz night significantly, especially if he brings his work friends. And no, there's no joke here about how this only works if there aren't any sports questions: nerds love themselves a game of ball, too. So back up, Jock Table. Nerd team 'bout to school yabitchez.

2. Nerds Love To Learn, In Bed and Out

The nerdiest guy may not be the most experienced guy, but you can bet he's the most attentive one when it comes to acquiring new skills, whether it's a new instrument, computer language or cunnilingual feat. Nerds mainly got to be nerds because they liked learning; having a real dork in your life means that new things happen all the time, because a nerd brain never likes to turn to a reality TV-watching, beer-swilling mush.

1. Sincerity

Most geeks rarely lie because they never had to. Deception--outside of a good game of D&D--isn't really in the nerd repertoire, since they know how to get by on wit and smarts rather than skeeving and conning. Any gal who's gone from dating Mr. Cool to Mr. Dork can attest: there's something refreshing about realizing that when your nerdy guy says something, he probably means it. While Mr. Cool may be great at doling out the schmoozy compliments and flashing that winning smile at your friends, Mr. Dork doesn't even have to, because he's genuine just as he is.