What do 'nerdy' guys like in girls?

[DaveC426913]

...with the divorce rate as high as it is, you are more likely than not to have your marriage fail...

Not so bad really, considering the only other end to a marriage is death...

 

[Char. Limit]

Well, don't marriage vows include "till death do us part"?

With that part, a marriage ending in death is a "success".

Marraige -only here is dying considered a success.

 

[Magellan7t]

I am laughing at this entire argument...

It's a silly argument, but nerds will argue most anything. Especially on the internet.

Good signature, by the way, Dave. That song always got on my nerves a little.

 

[DanP]

It's a silly argument, but nerds will argue most anything. Especially on the internet.

Ironically, things tend to go much more smoothly over a beer :P A bit of direct experience with the other person works mini-wonders, and you tend to be a bit more empathic

 

[DanP]

Hatfield & all, 1966:

http://www2.hawaii.edu/~elaineh/13.pdf

this is an older study, but the conclusions are nevertheless interesting.

It basically concludes that the only strong predictor of the desire to date again after a initial date is physical attractiveness. (other factors considered where intelligence, personality, self acceptance).

 

[rootX]

Intelligent, responsible, and down to Earth girls are so awesome!

 

[MotoH]

Intelligent, responsible, and down to Earth girls are so awesome!

I prefer astronauts myself.

 

[DanP]

I prefer astronauts myself.

If you marry one, you can safely say that you cornered the market :P

 

[rootX]

I prefer astronauts myself.

I was talking about a girl in arts in particular. Profession doesn't seem to matter IMO.

 

[DanP]

I was talking about a girl in arts in particular. Profession doesn't seem to matter IMO.

Let's stereotype , for the fun of it. Artists are anything but: down to Earth & responsible.

 

[Proton Soup]

Hatfield & all, 1966:

http://www2.hawaii.edu/~elaineh/13.pdf

this is an older study, but the conclusions are nevertheless interesting.

It basically concludes that the only strong predictor of the desire to date again after a initial date is physical attractiveness. (other factors considered where intelligence, personality, self acceptance).

yeah, i haven't decided if i want to invest in reading it all, but it would have been nice if they had supplied a set of curves based on the data to compare to the theoretical curves in fig. 1.

 

[GeorginaS]

Let's stereotype , for the fun of it. Artists are anything but: down to Earth & responsible.

Why would you want to do that? For the fun of it?

 

[MotoH]

Why would you want to do that? For the fun of it?

Because its spot on for every artist I know.

 

[GeorginaS]

Why would you want to do that? For the fun of it?

Because its spot on for every artist I know.

Hrm. I'll have to think about that.

 

[DanP]

Why would you want to do that? For the fun of it?

Yeah, playing with stereotypes is funny. The thing is , while they are simplified conceptions of groups(and hence useless to infer anything about an individual) , many (but not all) hold true. Ill let the statement OP (and you) decide if this one holds any water

 

[Pinu7]

Because its spot on for every artist I know.

Usually stereotyping is wrong, but this is so true.

 

[BobG]

yeah, i haven't decided if i want to invest in reading it all, but it would have been nice if they had supplied a set of curves based on the data to compare to the theoretical curves in fig. 1.

I prefer girls that come supplied with a set of curves, too.

I think it must be related to my interest in math.

 

[Proton Soup]

I prefer girls that come supplied with a set of curves, too.

I think it must be related to my interest in math.

0.7 waist-to-hips ratio ftw

 

[Lancelot59]

0.7 waist-to-hips ratio ftw

I laughed at that.

 

[DanP]

I prefer girls that come supplied with a set of curves, too.

I prefer women who fancy jumping in bed with me.

 

[MotoH]

I prefer women who fancy jumping in bed with me.

Girls don't fancy guys who say fancy.

. . .Wait shiiii

 

[DanP]

Girls don't fancy guys who say fancy.

. . .Wait shiiii

O god, we are both in deep poo then :P

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

Girls don't fancy guys who say fancy.

. . .Wait shiiii

I think plenty like Eddie Izzard. He says "fancy" and wears womens clothes even.

 

[clustro]

This isn't a "checklist"...just some rough guidelines:

1. Smart (okay this is a checkmark no dummies allowed in my 2-person treehouse.)
2. Ambitious - knows what she wants, and will not settle for less.
3. Interested in science, and stuff other than science.
4. Down to earth; not stuck up.
5. Isn't clingy... I mean... being a little clingy is expected from women... but if she's being clingy to the point of aggravation (like herpes), she probably has self-esteem issues.
6. Appreciates the simpler, finer things in life (like some Chinese food and an ice-cold diet mountain dew -_-).
7. Morally upright.
8. Socially libertarian, economically conservative.
9. Not a stone-cold fox (though that's always nice ), but takes care of her body - has a healthy weight and eating habits, doesn't drink in excess, exercises regularly, and doesn't smoke.
10. Can take of herself. (A girl that can double as a shooting buddy... :!))

 

[whybother]

(kind of sad the last time I posted here was ages ago and still in this same discussion)

I don't think it needs to be such a long check list. What *most* guys want, nerdy or otherwise, is pretty simple:
-Beauty
-Brains
-Great sense of humour/ability to make fun of themselves

(the order changes with level of nerdiness)

Point in case: http://individual.utoronto.ca/sck/stpday.html"

 

[Proton Soup]

mmm... love guinness

http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyyixjR5vq1qz7lxdo1_500.jpg

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

mmm... love guinness

Definitely.

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[DanP]

mmm... love guinness

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Beers are good, but I pretty much prefer an ice cold vodka, straight from the freezer. No rocks.

 

[DanP]

This isn't a "checklist"...just some rough guidelines:

1. Smart (okay this is a checkmark no dummies allowed in my 2-person treehouse.)
2. Ambitious - knows what she wants, and will not settle for less.
3. Interested in science, and stuff other than science.
4. Down to earth; not stuck up.
5. Isn't clingy... I mean... being a little clingy is expected from women... but if she's being clingy to the point of aggravation (like herpes), she probably has self-esteem issues.
6. Appreciates the simpler, finer things in life (like some Chinese food and an ice-cold diet mountain dew -_-).
7. Morally upright.
8. Socially libertarian, economically conservative.
9. Not a stone-cold fox (though that's always nice ), but takes care of her body - has a healthy weight and eating habits, doesn't drink in excess, exercises regularly, and doesn't smoke.
10. Can take of herself. (A girl that can double as a shooting buddy... :!))

O my god

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

Beers are good, but I pretty much prefer an ice cold vodka, straight from the freezer. No rocks.

A woman who drinks straight vodka may be a little too much for me... wait... now that I think of it I think I did date a girl who drank straight vodka. She was fun.

 

[DaveC426913]

... being a little clingy is expected from women...

 

[Lancelot59]

Ditto.

 

[turbo]

I didn't care if a girl shared my interests in science. If she enjoyed live and recorded music (especially rock and blues), and my tastes in poetry and literature, we could get along. If she shared my interests in food, baking, sauce-making, etc., we could sort out the remaining differences.

In college, I was infatuated for a while with a young lady that had suffered a breakdown and returned to school a year later. She was a dedicated and competent (though not talented) folk musician. Very pretty, and way too fragile and high-maintenance for a new engineering student to handle.

 

[clustro]

O my god

What? What's wrong with what I said? :/

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

What? What's wrong with what I said? :/

I think it was this...

ice-cold diet mountain dew