What do 'nerdy' guys like in girls?

[thomasxc]

having someone to discuss intellectual things and whatnot is always a plus. i loved debating with my ex.

 

[Max Planck]

I've reviewed the numbers and the majority disagree. So I've concluded that "nerdy" guys like in girls, the same things that non-nerdy guys like in girls and there is no set formula applicable to segregate nerdy guys from non-nerdy guys. That is my theory on this subject.

 

[IvyElmLea]

I won't ask a girl out unless I'm really interested in her, and that happens quite rarely. It's hard to say what exactly I'm looking for, but the last girl I was really interested in was brilliant, witty, gorgeous, fun to be with, and had a charming accent.

On the other hand, I would be willing to date pretty much any girl that's pleasant to be around, were they to ask me out. (although I wouldn't expect it to last more than a few dates)

Sir, what type of accent did she have? I'd like to know... I kind of have an accent myself from watching the BBC a tad much.

 

[BobG]

Sir, what type of accent did she have? I'd like to know... I kind of have an accent myself from watching the BBC a tad much.

I'm very impressed with foreigners that manage to speak a second language with no accent. Considering how the ability to hear language occurs at such a young age, the ability to speak a foreign language with no accent is a very impressive feat.

On the other hand, developing an Irish accent when drinking beer is slightly less impressive - especially if the person's never even visited Ireland! Especially when the person's drinking Bud Light!

 

[muppet]

A computer programmer was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him and said, "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess..." He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket.

The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will tell everyone how smart and brave you are and how you are my hero." The man took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and returned it to his pocket.

The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will be your loving companion for an entire week." The man took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and returned it to his pocket.
The frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I'll stay with you for a year and do anything you want." Again the man took the frog out, smiled at it, and put it back into his pocket."

Finally, the frog asked, "What is the matter? I've told you I'm a beautiful princess, that I'll stay with you for a year and do anything you want. Why won't you kiss me?"
The man said, "Look, I'm a computer programmer. I don't have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog is cool."

 

[Lancelot59]

That's hilarious.

 

[MATLABdude]

Enginerd 1 rides up to his buddy Enginerd 2 on his shiny new bike.

Enginerd 2: Cool bike man! Where'd you get it?

Enginerd 1: Well, this girl rides up to me on her bike, rips off all her clothes and screams, "You can have anything you see!" So I took this bike!

Enginerd 2: Good call, I don't think her clothes would've fit you!

An oldie, but goodie.
\Enginerd

 

[GeorginaS]

An oldie, but goodie.
\Enginerd

Hah!

 

[whybother]

This is what nerdy guys like in girls: http://badphysics.wordpress.com/

 

[Sorry!]

A computer programmer was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him and said, "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess..." He bent over, picked up the frog and put it in his pocket.

The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will tell everyone how smart and brave you are and how you are my hero." The man took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and returned it to his pocket.

The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will be your loving companion for an entire week." The man took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and returned it to his pocket.
The frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I'll stay with you for a year and do anything you want." Again the man took the frog out, smiled at it, and put it back into his pocket."

Finally, the frog asked, "What is the matter? I've told you I'm a beautiful princess, that I'll stay with you for a year and do anything you want. Why won't you kiss me?"
The man said, "Look, I'm a computer programmer. I don't have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog is cool."

aaaaaahahahaha Oh my goodness this was a great story :).

 

[magpies]

Its not what nerdy guys like in a girl... Its what girls can do to make nerdy guys like them. :) In that case your better off turning yourself into a boy with some comic books and a scientific calculator...

 

[DaveC426913]

Its not what nerdy guys like in a girl... Its what girls can do to make nerdy guys like them.

Have a pulse?

 

[Lancelot59]

Have a pulse?

LIMH! Nice one.

 

[Virtuous]

Personally I would like a girl who is more active than I am. Smarter would be a plus. Any qaulity I can improve on. Open minded, friendly. Likes sex. I am sort of a nympho. Free, understanding, and some that respects themselves. Independent (not the kinda that needs to take control of everything). A lot. I'm a bit picky.

Had some pretty bad luck.

 

[Sourabh N]

This is what nerdy guys like in girls: http://badphysics.wordpress.com/

you mean big boobs?

I think we talked about them before.. anyway, BOOOOOBS!

 

[Lancelot59]

This is a forum of science! D:

The correct term is 'breasts'.

 

[Sourabh N]

BREEEASTS? BREAAASTS? nah..

 

[whybother]

you mean big boobs?

I think we talked about them before.. anyway, BOOOOOBS!

Is that such a bad quality? lol Big boob, pardon breasts :), on an attractive relativist? I think that's nerdy guy central.

 

[theCandyman]

Here's what guys who say "big boobs" are actually referring to: http://beyondjane.com/women/are-big-breasted-women-more-intelligent/

Now we have a (very poor) scientific reason for it! :)

 

[turbo]

A husband and wife are shopping in their local Wal-Mart. The husband
picks up a case of Budweiser and puts it in their cart.

'What do you think you're doing?' asks the wife.

'They're on sale, only $10 for 24 cans,' he replies.

'Put them back, we can't afford them,' demands the wife, and so they
carry on shopping.

A few aisles further on along the woman picks up a $20 jar of face cream
and puts it in the basket.

'What do you think you're doing?' asks the husband.

'Its my face cream. It makes me look beautiful,' replies the wife.

Her husband retorts: 'So does 24 cans of Budweiser and it's half the
price.

On the PA system: 'Cleanup on aisle 25, we have a husband down.'

 

[27Thousand]

Let's turn the tables for a second: what qualities do 'nerdy' boys like in girls? ... However, a lot of them are incredibly cute and endearing but very shy and give off mixed signals.

I'm trying to figure out the same thing about "signals" right now. One plan I have is to create mathematical equations to say a general range of whether someone's interested.

Doubt it? Remember how in Algebra you had to solve for Y, look at the X & Y axis scatterplot, and solve for Y using the X variable? Well, in statistics they have some techniques if you have multiple X independent variables to predict a general range for a dependent Y variable, known as "multiple regression." y^ = b0 + b1x1 + b2x2 + ... I know they've done peer-review studies of body language and showing interest. If you have quite a few independent variables of Xn, then in some situations you can get a good general range. Maybe I could somehow get the data sets from the peer-review studies on flirting body language, combine from many different studies, combine other mathematical equations, and come up with a cool equation. I know it sounds nerdy, but hey if it helps.

Perhaps you could try something similar, but maybe there are peer-review studies on nerdy guys in particular and then derive your own mathematical equations?

 

[Lancelot59]

Or you have this equation:

Girls = Time + Money

Time = Money

Girls = Money^2

Money = sqrt(Evil)

Money ^ 2 = Evil

Girls = Evil

That sort of study actually sounds like an interesting idea. Definitely worth pursuing.

 

[f95toli]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8046617.stm" , the first female pilot in the Red Arrows.
She is obviously very bright and ambitious, something that I find very attractive,

And yes, she is also pretty (and single...).

 

[27Thousand]

Or you have this equation:That sort of study actually sounds like an interesting idea. Definitely worth pursuing.

Okay here's some food for thought in predicting general tendencies of women using math, let's think along these lines, in Algebra you learn how you have the Y & X axises, solve for Y, and predict Y from X. Well combining that with other principles, in mathematics/statistics they've created Linear Regression. Maybe if you have many X independent variables to look at you can increase the chances of figuring out the Y independent variable (whether she likes), or the concept of Multiple Regression. So first think

Then make it a multidimensional scatter plot, and when you have multiple X independent non-verbal behaviors and know the correlational coefficients for every single one, plus interaction effects (or interaction correlation coefficients), add it all up, predicting the Y dependent variable or the ability to read the woman may go up.

So what I want to do is email many of the authors of these peer-review journal articles begging them for their data sets. Then I could use statistical software to calculate an equation like:

y^ = b0 + b1x1 + b2x2 + ... bnxn
likelihood she likes guy ... (certain percent mathematical constant) times (non-verbal behavior yes or no) + (%)times(non-verbal behavior yes or no) + (%)times(two or possibly three happening at the same time) and so on with the equation. Then there could be an optimal cutoff threshold where after adding variables doesn't do much, but where excluding some may hinder predictability.

Then maybe something like Calculus could be added into take into account rate of change for the regression line which predicts. Then maybe other mathematical concepts could be added in.

 

[Lancelot59]

I think my brain just melted.

 

[27Thousand]

I think my brain just melted.

If it works? Since I haven't heard of mathematical equations being used to predict general tendencies of flirting in women before, it could be a new and useful idea?

 

[Lancelot59]

It could, but there's a lot of variables to take into account.

 

[Centurian]

Nerdy Guys like Nerdy Girls, but as we are guys we also like attractive girls.

 

[Dembadon]

Let's turn the tables for a second: what qualities do 'nerdy' boys like in girls?

I love 'nerdy' boys and I'm very lucky that my school is quite science and tech focused. However, a lot of them are incredibly cute and endearing but very shy and give off mixed signals. With other guys, it's fairly straight forward but I know quite a few self-professed 'dorks' that I would go out to dinner with if only they'd ask.

There have been numerous threads on what girls like in guys, but now I'm asking the opposite question; what do smart guys like yourselves like in girls? If possible, I'd be interested in opinions on or from college-aged guys. Thanks!

('Sex' is not an answer. Nice try, PF but I'm looking for more subtle points

For me, it would simply be an interest in the sciences. A plus would be a desire and excitement to learn.

There have been many occasions when just mentioning an episode of NOVA to my wife has brought about countless hours of great conversation. She has even asked that I wait before starting certain episodes before. While she does not have the same level of interest, or passion in my case, she is intrigued enough that I can share my excitement with her and enjoy the occasional debate and / or intellectual connection.

To give context to my mention of a "desire and excitement to learn"; there are many times when we are discussing something and a word, phrase, or subject arises about which neither of us knows anything. During those times we both like to open up the laptop and look up the word, phrase, or subject in question and learn about it. I don't know if I could handle spending much time with someone who can't be bothered to learn about the unknown.

 

[27Thousand]

For me, it would simply be an interest in the sciences. A plus would be a desire and excitement to learn.

There have been many occasions when just mentioning an episode of NOVA to my wife has brought about countless hours of great conversation. She has even asked that I wait before starting certain episodes before. While she does not have the same level of interest, or passion in my case, she is intrigued enough that I can share my excitement with her and enjoy the occasional debate and / or intellectual connection.

To give context to my mention of a "desire and excitement to learn"; there are many times when we are discussing something and a word, phrase, or subject arises about which neither of us knows anything. During those times we both like to open up the laptop and look up the word, phrase, or subject in question and learn about it. I don't know if I could handle spending much time with someone who can't be bothered to learn about the unknown.

That's sounds like a cool spouse!