Geeks Make the Best Lovers?

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@kefka_asylum Your second one, I haven't heard of.

Also yes you could be both a geek and a nerd.

You mean jock and a scientist? I know quite a few ex-jock football types who graduated from high school with a sports-based scholarship, which they used to pay for undergrad. They went on to go to medical school and many become sports medicine specialists. I even know one that's doing MD/PhD (which is super hard and uber competitive, and requires more discipline than I can conjure :laugh Jocks aren't always stupid.

Also I've known of plenty of ex-military who do geeky/nerdy things like D&D, as well as scholarly things like research and professorship. Hell, my soon-to-be father-in-law is ex-air force and worked as a bio-researcher for the military. He's a professor now with tenure, and mostly teaches education and psychology.

I think the point kefka was trying to make was that categories can be fuzzy in the real world. People exist as points in a spectrum rather than chips in a stack, if you get my meaning.

@ Danielx386
At some point, I came to consider the word "geek" to mean "passionately involved in hobbies" and nerd to mean "intelligent and motivated." If you think about it like that, where's the insult? It's not like all geeks and nerds are (as phazzedout put it previously) "socially retarded."

Not to discount that some are :laugh:

[Danielx386]

@ Danielx386
At some point, I came to consider the word "geek" to mean "passionately involved in hobbies" and nerd to mean "intelligent and motivated." If you think about it like that, where's the insult? It's not like all geeks and nerds are (as phazzedout put it previously) "socially retarded."

Not to discount that some are :laugh:

The insult comes from people who call me "socially retarded." After all, I get top marks in class (Geeks) While I find it hard to get a girlfirend and find other thing are more important in life (Nerds). Also I think that there is a lack of understanding in the general public. On one forum I get get called "retard" all the time.

Where does that leave me?

[Twinkie]

The insult comes from people who call me "socially retarded." After all, I get top marks in class (Geeks) While I find it hard to get a girlfirend and find other thing are more important in life (Nerds). Also I think that there is a lack of understanding in the general public. On one forum I get get called "retard" all the time.

Where does that leave me?

It is hard to say, but one thing is clear: Being called a nerd by those who actually know what it means is a good thing (means smart, dedicated) and being called a geek is a bad thing. Nerds definitely have no problems getting girls, at least no more than other people. Geeks do, because tech or whatever they obsess over becomes their life. Both things don't come at the expense of the other, nor do you need to worry about being a geek as a disease or a label for life. If you feel you need more social time, go ahead, and you won't be a geek anymore (if you are one). Its nothing feel insecure about, it is just a call for some changes.

[ramsankar]

Funny...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhjIkwQ7LC0

I found this song the other day (along with other funny ones like Carrot Juice is Murder) and thought it was at least moderately relevant to a topic about Geeks, Nerds, Stereotypes, and the like. I hope you guys enjoy it!

[sedesign]

Geeks always make the best lovers as they go at it from an analytical point of view :P

They try and make the best of the situation for both parties (or multiple partys also known as a partaaay!) and attempt to be the most efficient :D

[jtwhite]

After all, is it really a bad thing been a geek or a nerd? People call me a nerd all the time, In a way that good but is it really a good thing?

I think it's a good thing. It simply means there's something you're good at and dedicated to. For example, a jock is only good at basketball (or some other sport), once he falls and breaks his ankle, bye bye to his income. Being something other than a jock gives you something to fall back on.

Being famous or popular isn't always good. What happens after high school? You won't be popular any more because you'll rarely see those people again. It's great to fall back on something.

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I think it's a good thing. It simply means there's something you're good at and dedicated to. For example, a jock is only good at basketball (or some other sport), once he falls and breaks his ankle, bye bye to his income. Being something other than a jock gives you something to fall back on.

Being famous or popular isn't always good. What happens after high school? You won't be popular any more because you'll rarely see those people again. It's great to fall back on something.

Just to tie it back to the original topic a bit:

Are you saying that geek/nerds have a greater chance at success in life, because they embrace talents less dependent on physical health and well-being?

Wouldn't a greater chance at success in life seem like a rational reason for why a girl would pursue a geek/nerd rather than a popular jock?

Furthermore, why aren't nerds and geeks popular in school, classically? (There are cases of nerds and geeks that are popular, but how frequent is that?)

[joejv4]

wait a minute

cant i be a geek and a nerd
a jock and a scientist
a communist and a capitalist
a leader and a follower
a sayer and a doer?
a satan and a devil
a god and a pagan
a philosopher and a criminal
a womanizer and a prince

hmm

seems like anyone can be all and both or none!

Ah Ha!!! You have hit the nail on the head. I don't think most people can be completely "pigeon-holed" into any one "label"

Once upon a time, I belonged to Toastmasters International. The first speech a new member has to give is called "The Ice Breaker", in which you get to talk about the topic you should know better than anyone else - yourself.

As I started a little reflection on who I am, what I like, what I value, and my interests, I found that much like the list above, I am made up of a bunch of seeming contradictions.

Jock...check
Nerd...check
Redneck... check
Geek...check
Leader... check
Technophile... check
Conservative... depending on the topic, check
Liberal...depending on the topic, check

Since one of the "labels" that fits me at times is indeed "geek" I guess I'll simply defer my answer to the original question by replying: "You'd have to ask my wife" ;)

[fearnet]

Can geeks even find lovers? :p

*Joking* :D