The propoganda is working? - A woman recommends dating nerds...

[BlueBlackRed]

The moment dating nerds becomes "the next hot thing" is when nerds start thinking "Hey, if I can get this hot chick then I might be able to get one hotter." - just like every other guy.

Chris Rock - "A man is only as faithful as his options."
I don't agree with it 100%, but you can't deny that there's a ring of truth to it.

 

[Thunderfoot]

Thunderfoot, I hear you- one of the many RW nicknames I earned in college is "Captain Friend."

Ewww, ouch!
Dark Jezter - I tried, I'm no good at it. Egotistical, maniacal, over-bearing, yes - plain old jerk, no...

The upside to all this is that geek girls are definitely getting hotter! Heck, the fact that there are geek girls is an upswing in things since the 80s. Yes, they existed, but they were "mostly" closet geeks.

 

[trancejeremy]

Yeah, but to a certain extent though, I think a lot of people who are labeled as "nerds" or "geeks" actually aren't. Or at least the stereotypes aren't true about them being really smart or technical or the like.

I mean, gamers. How many are actually well educated? Some, yes, but a lot are high school drop-outs or community college types. Or how many are the Jason Fox computer geek types? Not many. A lot of them actually have trouble figuring out computers beyond the basics.

This is largely anecdotal, but a lot of gamers have trouble with simple math. I am a fan of the d6 system, but the company that made it found they had a lot of trouble at cons because the people there couldn't add up more than a few dice (so they came up with a picture based dice system, count the number of same symbols).

In truth, I think the average one is more like that guy in the McDonald's commercial who has a car whose door won't open and has difficulty getting through the window.

 

[Captain NeMo]

I find the whole article terribly patronizing. Pretty much mounts up to: "Hey, pick up one of the nerds! They won't believe their luck at actually becoming romantically involved, so you can treat them like your ***** until you get bored and want to move on!"

 

[ThirdWizard]

You should have become a jerk, then.

I actually tried this once! It was an experiment to see how much easier it would be to get a girl being nice versus being a jerk. Being a jerk worked. I was stunned because I didn't really think it would. But, then I started feeling bad about it. I expected to get mouthed off to and such. So I stopped treating her like a jerk. And a week later, she broke up with me to go out with some other guy, who was a jerk.

It just ain't right.

 

[Dark Jezter]

I actually tried this once! It was an experiment to see how much easier it would be to get a girl being nice versus being a jerk. Being a jerk worked. I was stunned because I didn't really think it would. But, then I started feeling bad about it. I expected to get mouthed off to and such. So I stopped treating her like a jerk. And a week later, she broke up with me to go out with some other guy, who was a jerk.

It just ain't right.

Yep, acting like a jerk definately has proven to be effective for a lot of men. Heck, if you browse some of the old relationship advice threads that occasionally pop up here at EN World, you'll notice that several men all giving the same advice: "Be a bit of a jerk."

 

[MavrickWeirdo]

I find the whole article terribly patronizing. Pretty much mounts up to: "Hey, pick up one of the nerds! They won't believe their luck at actually becoming romantically involved, so you can treat them like your ***** until you get bored and want to move on!"

You mean there is something wrong with that?

 

[RangerWickett]

What exactly does being a jerk consist of?

 

[ssampier]

What I want to know is where was this twenty years ago?

My hot HS friend after her break up with Uber jerk the wonder goon:

Her: "What a jerk, why can't I get a guy like you?"
Me: "You can, I'm available!"
Her: "Ha hahahaha, you're so cute. *rubs my head like I'm a puppy*"
Me: " No really, I'm available, are you busy on Friday?"
Her: *spying Uber-jerk Jr across the street* "I wonder if he's available?"
Me: "Okay, how about Saturday?"
Her *leaving to go flag down UJjr.* "Hi, *giggle* My name's...."
Me: *groan*

Huh. How did she know he was a jerk from that angle? Do jerks look and act different?

 

[Dirigible]

What exactly does being a jerk consist of?

That was going to be my question.