Saturday, 14 August 2010
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10 Reasons to Date a Nerd
If life was Saved By the Bell (and for a small, embarrassing part of my own life, it was), swooning girls would fall into one of two categories: a Slater or a Zack. Maybe you loved atheltic Slater's sultry Latin muscles that were always conveniently bulging out of his shirt, covered in sweat from a manly football game or wrestling match (which he won, of course). Or maybe babyfaced, blue eyed Zack was your bag, the sweet talking wise guy who would always get you into trouble with his crazy schemes... and those dimples.
But did you ever stop to think about what it would really be like to be with these "dream" guys? I know I didn't. What real qualities do guys like that have to offer a girl, muscles and dimples aside? Now Screech, if he was real (and grew into that nose and voice) would probably be a successful and well-read human being with a lot to offer a lady.
And with that, I give you my top ten reasons to date a nerd:
10. You will always know where he is.
One of the worst and most embarrassing plights of the female is her lying man. Where is he going tonight? He told you, "out with the boys." Where is out? Who are the boys? With a Slater or a Zack, you might be tempted to do the classic girlfriend stalk: go through his cell phone while he's in the shower. Lame. Not with your nerd! He'll be tweeting his location throughout the night via Foursquare, uploading photos from his iphone to Facebook periodically, and don't forget about the long blog about his night's adventures once he gets home! You should basically be able to piece together his life as if you were there. Trust, affirmed.
9. He will dress in a ridiculous Halloween costume for you.
Always dreamed of going to a Halloween party as Mickey and Minnie Mouse, but never had the guts to ask a man to slip into those red short shorts for you? You've come to the right dude. Let's face it, anyone who leaves the house in a Lord of the Rings t-shirt and the jeans his mom ironed for him isn't too worried about how he's going to be perceived by your friends. A Zack might have his own ideas, and a Slater might be too worried about how he'll look in front of his boys, but your little Screech will be game for just about anything. But, beware his ideas for Halloween. Sexy Princess Leia is cute for a little while, but it might get dragged into the bedroom, and you don't want to walk down that yellow brick road, Dorothy. Yipes.
8. He is the world's easiest person to buy for.
The days of finding a nice sweater or another lame watch for your stylish man are over. Did a new Batman movie come out this year? Special Edition Blu-ray, gift, bam. Did some ridiculous camera with features written in a manner that only a supergenius could understand get released this month? Best Buy, gift, bam. Does he collect some idiodic (yet strangely adorable) movie memorobilia? BAM, BAM, BAM! Gifts for life! Ok, done witht the bam thing now. But you catch the drift.
7. He will know how to fix every electronic you own.
Pretty self-explanatory, and saves you a ton of time on the phone with customer service in India (not to mention the money you spend getting ripped off by techies who aren't sharing your bed). Plus, with no explanation, he'll have an endless supply of batteries. It will be like Duracell Christmas morning in his apartment at all times.
6. He will always treat you like a princess, because you might be the last girlfriend he ever has.
Let's face it, nerds usually haven't spent a large portion of their young adult lives on the hunt for bootay. Girls were as alien to them as well... aliens are to us. (Aliens are just not alien to nerds... try to process THAT little conundrum). This is how you build the great monogomist. Each relationship he has will be treasured, because it could be the one. All the things he's ever wanted to do for a girl, he'll do for you. How many guys do you know that really look at love that way? You don't know what you're missing in that department until you see for yourself what a Screech Powers is capable of in the romance department.
5. He will want his alone time.
There are nights when he'll need to be on x-box live. These will not be hobbies, but true appointments in his life that must be handled in a timely manner. Imagine nights to go out and do whatever you like when you know your man is occupied, unconcerned with where you are. The lack of clingyness will surprise you especially when he chooses to spend his Saturday night coding html instead of wanting to tag along on your girls' night out.
4. He has an obsessive personality.
There is another side of that "alone time" coin, and surprisingly, it's just as good. Nerds tend to have obsessive personalities. They're minds are constantly churnining with facts, statistics, numbers, dates, etc. This will make anniversaries and birthdays a breeze, because not only will he have these important dates programmed into his 34 unneccessary technologies, but he will most likely remember them on his own. How convenient to always be on someone's mind... a girl's dream!
3. Your parents will love him.
Girls, we know the drill on this one. Parents' worst fear is that their daughter will end up with a lowlife that won't be able to take care of himself, leaving her with too much responsibility and them with a lifelong headache. Enter, Mr. Safety. Because, when it comes down to it, parents aren't impressed by how much our men can benchpress, and they couldn't give a rat's behind how many tattoos he has. They want him to be real, honest, and good for us. Cue your mother crying with joy and your dad shaking your Screech's hand so hard his wrist is broken. It'll be a nicer day than you ever thought possible.
2. He wants to make something of himself.
Yes, in high school, the dude focusing on law school was a total square, because those were things that we didn't consider to be a major character plus when our lives revolved around Bonne Bell lip gloss and Friday night parties in backyards and basements. But, now that he's accomplished the things he's been working on, you can stop and realize... damn, he's quite a catch! Nerdy can, and often does, equal ambitious, and that is a quality that cannot be faked.
1. He will always be himself.
You can change the clothes, the habits, and even the body, but you can never change the man. A nerd is a nerd is a nerd, and once he reaches his 20s, he's comfortable enough with his nerdiness to embrace it. He is a man who will not change for anyone, and what you see is most certainly, do or die, what you get. As much as this can be a lot for girls to handle, in a sea of hair gel and Axe body spray, sometimes it's nice to find someone real. Although nerds may be foreign and almost scary for some girls at first, you will most likely find that a man who is comfortable in his own skin is the sexiest man around. Trust me ladies, they're just as cute as you'd imagine. It's not as if they ALL look like Screech (no offense, Dustin Diamond, but let's call it like it is).
Take my word for it, ladies. Do yourselves a favor, even if just for one date, and take a dip in the Poindexter Pool. Besides, he has plenty of toys you can break if things ever go south.
So, are you ready to embrace the Screech Powers in your man or man-to-be?
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Comments (122)
Wow, this is some bullshit. These are some great superficial reasons to date a stereotype. Good luck finding someone to fit all 10 of those.
11: his sperm will taste like whipped cream
@SeeBeeWrite@xanga - awww, you beat me to it.
@Chocolate_Dicksicle@xanga - Are you some other blogger who decided to make a trolling account?
Full of grammatical errors and stereotypes. What a shit blog.
@SeeBeeWrite@xanga - are you someone who jumps on Datingish articles to get the first word in so you get more attention/street cred as a regular existence?
@Chocolate_Dicksicle@xanga - Yes.
@SeeBeeWrite@xanga - ah.
Uhm, this is silly. You know, people are people. And not ones on television. There are parts of this that are worded in quite an antagonizing way, especially if these are people you supposedly want to date. But yes, shy people tend to make great mates. At least from my own experience.
Yes, but... why should a so-called "nerd" date you?
Thanks, editors.
You are sound like an ignorant person who makes absurd assumptions.
@eohippus@xanga - Exactly what I was thinking.
@eohippus@xanga - HAHAHAHA!!!
those people in the picture are too pretty to be stereotypical nerds.
I'd rather date Slater so I can see him in his Tarzan loincloth halloween costume
Ridiculous stereotyping aside...what's wrong with bringing the whole Sexy Princess Leia thing into the bedroom, exactly? Sounds better than Mickey and Minnie.
-Katie
Really stereotypical. I mean, I'm a nerd and I don't even have a cell phone! There are SUBLEVELS when it comes to nerds. You have the dorky nerd, the WOW nerd, the FPS nerd, the musical nerd, the electronics nerd, and a hell of a lot more nerds to list! None of which are the same.
We shouldn't generalize people who fit into labels. A lot of people I know can be classified as nerds, but that doesn't mean they don't care about what they look like during halloween or that they'll know how to fix various gadgets. A person's a person. You only know how they are if you get to know them, not because they're generalized in the nerd catagory.
@Chocolate_Dicksicle@xanga - LMAO
This is more like "Ten Reasons to Date a Spineless Wuss With No Balls Who Will Dote On and Serve You 24-7."
OK, but what if I'm more of a biology-esque nerd? Most of the above don't apply. And now that nerds can be sexy, you may have to check on whether or not I'm cheating on you. And since you're obviously whatever the nerd equivalent of "racist" is, I'm probably cheating on you.
Bad post...this just insults people with this ridiculous stereotyping...
@SeeBeeWrite@xanga - that's what I was wondering. This is like the 5th time I've seen that Xangan on the ish sites today and all I've been thinking is wtf did this troll come from?
the fuck? i'm a nerd, and i really hope people don't believe the girl version of this stereotype.
Isn't this a lighthearted and funny post? I think it's cute
Why is everyone being so critical ): Let's be nice...