They don’t spend three hundred dollars on a haircut and another three hundred on “product.” You’ll never catch a nerd glancing at his reflection in a window when he’s supposed to be talking to you. And there’s truth to the idea that if someone is nervous, that makes you nervous too.īut most nerds don’t spend their whole lives in the gym. They might be a little too rumpled or maybe too perfectly pressed. Sure, maybe nerds can sometimes take things a little too seriously. The fact that a guy has never heard of Perez Hilton is a huge, huge plus in my book. Honestly, who really wants to make small talk at a party anyway? Give me an actual conversation - and this is where nerds shine, the result of having read actual books and newspapers. What is it about nerds that can be so sexy? It partly is their awkwardness in social situations.
Plagued by neurosis and insecurity? Well, okay, that last one’s pretty much spot on. A stutter and an obsession with computers? Not necessarily. Pocket protectors and bad haircuts? Ridiculous. Like gay men, nerds have had to face down plenty of stereotypes over the years. Some of us were more drawn to the shy, sensitive types - the kind of guys who actually listen when you speak, and who have something interesting to say in return. Not all of us spent our high school years pining for the quarterback of the football team.
