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By way of Dodd at Ipse Dixit comes something that proves why geeks/nerds are a better catch for the ladies:
Nerds make better loversReady for a real relationship? Ditch the pretty boys and grab yourself a geek
Christina Aguilera recently traded in piercings for petticoats, apparently making the usual Marilyn Monroe morph. But there's more than meets the eye: Sure, she's blond, buxom and sweet-voiced now, but she's also emulating the classic bombshell in matters of the heart.
You see, Aguilera's fiance, like Monroe's husband, playwright Arthur Miller, is kind of a geek.
When Aguilera announced her engagement to smarty-pants music executive Jordan Bratman in February, the 24-year-old pop star demonstrated a tried-and-true dating trick. Geeks have got the goods.
Bratman, with his scrawny frame and oversize ears, has mastered the music industry at just 26 and is Romeo enough to have stolen Aguilera's heart (as well as inspired her new demure-coquette look).
"A nerd is an excellent provider and a guy who puts you first," says E. Jean Carroll, Elle magazine's love and sex advice columnist. "He'll turn out to be a great father and a great husband."
And, she insists that a woman who is willing to stick it out with a nerd and get past his quirks will be handsomely rewarded. "Don't give up on him too fast," she said. "If you stick with him, he's going to turn out to be really great."
You see, this is something that I've known for a long time being that I consider myself a geek.
I once talked to my wife about this phenomenon; I asked her why women will always go with a 'bad boy' that treats them like crap and yet they still go back - again and again.
I told her of watching 'bad boys' I knew in the Navy who'd treat their girlfriends like crap - play around on them, borrow money from them, etc. etc. - and for the love of God I didn't know why these women would go back to them again and again. It used to burn me up six ways to Sunday that these women - and they weren't Elle models....not by a long shot - wouldn't give me the time of day - literally; I once asked a Navy chick (in uniform) for the correct time when I was stationed in Memphis - her response was: F*ck off. And this chick was about as attractive as a sumo wrestler.
My wife responded: They'll seek out the 'bad boys' because they want the image and the fast times associated with them. And when they get tired of 'life in the fast lane', they'll hook up with someone who's basically boring and not a party animal.
So....if you're thinking of blowing off that geek/nerd whose asked you out on a date - take him up on it.
You know that you'll end up with one anyway....besides, we know how to fix computers, program VCRs, set up home entertainment systems, and we'll be the 'go-to' guy for helping the kids with math homework.
Well Said!
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Well Said!
|| Posted by Tetzman, June 16, 2005 02:05 PM ||