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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Reasons to Date/Marry a Geek...
I had a conversation today as to why some of my female coworkers had married geeks, when in fact they would not seek them out during the dating carriers.
This prompted me to thinking that geeks may in fact be the best option in today's society as life long partners.
I'm fully aware that I may be biased when it come to my option of the awsomeness of the geeky mate, but I have come up with some reasons to support my theory.
Reasons to Date/Marry a Geek.
1) Geeks get shit done
Geeks are accustomed to muti-tasking, in fact we invented it. At the start of the technological boom we realized that those with tech skills will go far. How better to achive at work, then to come up with a system of doing more in less time and being good at our own system.
2) Geeks are attentive
Geeks tend to pay attention to the world around us, this stems from the fact that for most of our lives we have been shunned from the "popular" society standard. What this allows us is spare time to understand human dynamics, relationship and active listening skills. Geeks pay attention, we have to. We have lots of information streaming to us as all times, if we could not pay attention to it all we would drown, and lose our geek status.
3) Geeks can, and will fix your computer
Do I really have to explain this one. If we cant fix it, we know someone that can. You, will never have to call tech support again, in fact after starting to date a geek, your social calendar will start to fill for in home dinners of friends that Really, REALLY want you to bring your Geek friend along so they can fix their computer problem.
4) Geeks know tech
Say you are not a computer person, but love movies, TV, radio, entertainment, gaming. Like most non-geeks, you may not know how to hook up that $5,000 entertainment system you just purchased. We DO! Not only do we know how to hook it up, a geek will, with out complaint do a good job at it because: 1) We enjoy playing with well made electronics. 2) We know its going to make you happy, and there for make us happy. 3) We are attentive to details and not "afraid" to read the manual, since it was fellow geek that wrote the manual.
5) Geeks know sex
Geeks spend time, LOTS of time researching topics that we don't know about. Trust me, every geek on the planet has spent a considerable amount of time reading articles, watching movies, and educating them selves on how to please their target gender between the covers. Lets face a fact here, if a geek can put together a supper computer, server, IT Farm, compile a computer game interface, database, software package ect, we can bring our lover to their desired end. ;)
6) Geeks are willing to experiment
While we are on the topic of sex, geeks are not generally reserved about what happens in the bed room. If there is something you would like to try, role playing, role reversal, toys, lotions, ect, we have either thought about it, read about it, or are willing to set up some safe guidelines that will allow for equal experimentation. All we ask in return is that you are willing to potentiality stretch your boundaries as well.
7) Geeks have friends, and the tend not to be dicks
Our time is extremely valuable to us, there is nothing more troubling then knowing we just wasted 5 hours at a friends house when there was a good WoW raid going on. For that reason we tend to be very selective on who our friends are. Also, if you have made it to the meeting the friends stage of a relationship with a geek, things are looking good. We will not bring you into that inner circle if we feel that there is not a very good chance that you will be hanging around.a
8) Geeks do, or will make a decent salary
Lets face it, our "skillz" are needed by those that don't have them. We know it, non-geeks know it, and I can prove it. I know all non geeks make fun of tech support, its ok, tech support makes fun of all the non-geeks just as much. The difference is, most tech support agents are smart enough to do the job of the non-geek calling them for support, and we know it. Tech support is funny to non-geeks right up to the point when that "Cooking Website" you were looking at after work, somehow put a picture of "A waitress" as your background and your wife will be home in 15 min.
9) Geeks as a hole, don't cheat
Truth be told, geeks have to work very hard to get into a good relationship, with someone caring, and understanding of our special relationship management needs. For that reason, we will not mess up a good thing by hooking up with the soccer mom down the street. This is also a factor of time, Geeks tend to not waist allot of time, since we are poring our time into you, we will not have less of it for the things that we used to do, this is not a bad thing. But since we still want to do thous things we will not waist that time on the soccer mom.
10) Geeks are respectful
Geeks have been crapped on for a long time, and we are smart. Because of these two things we know how to treat people. Want to impress your grandparents, bring a geek to Christmas dinner!
11) Geeks are excellent problem solvers
Its what we do! And the best part, most of time we have to do it with limited information.
"Ok sir, I understand that you can't get your email, are you currently connected to the internet?"
You might chuckle at that statement, but we have had to ask it.
12) Geeks dig education
I'm going to give you a peal of geek wisdom here. Being a geek is hard work, we have a more difficult social and intellectual structure then most non-geeks understand. Where a "cool" kid in school needs the right car, the right language, the right friends, and the right clothing, we needed to be able to actually DO all the things that made us geeks in the first place. Lets face it, a LEET (Geek speak for Elite) band geek did not get there without being really, really good at their chosen instrument(s). I know you might be laughing at this, tech geeks hold band geeks in high regard, ever see what Elvis did to woman when he performed?
13) Geeks are passionate
When geeks decided to do something, we don't go into it half assed. Either we do it, or we don't. Proff? Go to a comic book convention, one they are allot of fun if you have never been, and two check out the costumes being worn by some of the attendees. Realize that these geeks have spent there hard earned money to plan, buy, create and in some cases hand make them just so they can were then to this one event!
14) Geeks have the patience of a saint
Have you ever tried to dual boot an iMac with Windows ME? Just to get the thing running you are spending all weekend. Geeks spend time getting things working, and then spend more time getting them working well, that kind of stuff matters to us. With that come patience, lots and lots of patience.
15) Geeks will support you
As we know already, geeks have hobbies, LOTS of hobbies, and we tend to be really passionate about them. So we get it when you want to spend all your time with a new hobby, most likly we will find it interesting as well since we can A) Spend time with you, B) Learn something new, and C) Most likely bring geeky stuff into it to make it really cool.
16) Geeks will give you your space
This can be a hard one for non-geeks to understand. Realize that geeks have filled our lives with things that we found extremely interesting before we ever meet you. After we meet you we are still going to do a lot of those things, we accept that our online gaming time is going to take a hit, trust us we are OK give that time to you. But, we are still going to take some times to our selves to do our geek stuff, its who we are. Take this as a good thing, take the time, read, play, shop, sleep, hang out with your friends, hell hang out with us! You might find that WoW is actually pretty cool!
17) Geeks are romantic
Geeks are, in fact very romantic, just in a different ways. Rather then a romantic candle light dinner and a movie, you might get a beautify written and thought out blog posting about their love for you, that I might point out they are willing to SHARE with the world!
18) Geeks are easy to shop for
I have one sentence for you on this one, every geek I know has an Amazon.com wish list! Ok more then one sentence, if you are buying a geek tech, and you are looking at a model other than what is on their wish list, you are doing it wrong. Geeks put allot of time and effort into what goes onto their wish list. We have read everything online about that item and made damm sure that the item we put on our list has all the features that we need/want. Please, please, please if you are going to buy a geek something, make sure you get the right item. There is no shame in printing out the wish list, taking it to the store of your choice, handing the list to a geek working there and telling them that you want to buy us "That". The geek working at the store will get it, understand and make sure you are on your way with the correct item.
19) Geeks aren't concerned with social norms
We don't have time to care, also its very hard to shock us. Most of the time we have either see it first hand, or have read about it, so we are cool with just about anything that can happen socially. We may not join in, but we will not be a dick and embarrass you.
20) Geeks are easy to get a hold of
Geeks have many, many social connections that we keep running at all times. Text, online media, social media, connected resources, phone, chat, streaming... ect
21) Geeks are everywhere
Hears the thing, there are allot of geeks out there, and we know how to identify our kind. We also tend to gravitate to talking with, associating with, buying from, working with and hanging out with fellow geeks. If your chosen geek dose not know how to do something, I'm willing to bet that they know someone who dose. You might find it strange that we talk about that new game for 45 min at the store with the guy in all black with the sliver chains, but when we get home and play it with you its going to be a really good game! Geeks dont let fellow geeks waist money.
22) Geeks can find it
Geeks are excellent at and will happily find you that Yves Saint Laurent - ChYC Flap-Top Shoulder bag for MUCH less then the listed $1500. We are made for online searching, cause well, we designed online searching. Who do you think came up with Google? Other thing here, we understand quality and price have something to do with each other. We will not balk and pitch a fit about you spending $1500 for a hand bag, or $225 for a pair of Kate Spade, Hula Too Thong Sandals. Reason, we are going to drop $3000-5000 on a computer, cause we know that at those prices its going to do what its supposed to do! To a geek there is nothing, absolutely nothing more frustrating then spending money on something that dose not work as advertized.
23) Geeks remember stuff
OK, this is a bit of a lie, we really don't remember details well. What we do well is set up system that will remind us of stuff when we need to know it. Example, I have an online reminder server set up for the following - 2 week prior to wife and I's first date, day of first date, 2 month reminder of anniversary, day of anniversary, 1 week out and day of all birthdays, all online bill payments, car inspections, taxes due, major holidays and special events that need my attention.
24) Geeks appreciate effort
Geeks will notice and comment on the little things you do for them. A geek might see you putting the cap back on the tooth past tube as the sweetest thing you could have done, cause in fact something like that drives most geeks crazy! Geeks understand that the little things can take the most effort, and they will be extremely appreciative of it.
25) Geeks are clean, organized and neat
Geeks have allot going on, they tend to work and play in close groups, we also don't have allot of time to waist on finding stuff. For thous reasons geeks tend to keep them selves and their environments clean, neat and well organized. A cavot here, it takes time for a geek in a new environment to get things the way they should be, sometimes ALLOT of time. Part of the problem here is time, we are being pulled in so many directions that we will sacrifice our time to clean, org and neaten up for others.
26) Geeks change
Geeks are not afraid of change, in fact we embrace it. Our lives are always changing, new tech, new terms, new science, new stuff. This also holds true to our non-geek side, if you don't care for the white short sleeved shirt with a tie look on your geek, just let them know. They are in fact most likely more then happy to change SOME aspects of their personal appearance, and environment to accommodate you. We want you to be happy to. !WORD OF CAUTION! Don't go into a geek relationship thinking that you are going to change everything about a geek and make them a non-geek. It will end badly, we are happy being geeks, we like being geeks and we tend to be geeks for the rest of our lives.
27) Geeks will introduce you to new things
Geeks operate in and are a part of a world that most non-geeks never know exist. Keep you mind open when hanging out with a geek, the might be able to show you somethings that you may just find out you like.
28) Geeks can cook
As a hole, geeks can cook, WELL! Reason, cooking is based on science, science is a geek subject. Other reason, cooking has cool gadgets, geeks like gadgets. Other, other reason, geeks have figured out long ago that they can live on Hamburgers and Doritos, but chicken with white wine reduction and mushroom cream sauce is MUCH better. Also, the chicken attracts potential mates :)
29) Geeks will make your life better
Lets face it, the world in which geeks operate is digital, and most likely if you are looking at a geek as a partner then your life is also digital. As we have learned, geeks travel is very large tight circles, and if you are having a problem with your digital world, who better to turn to then your loving, caring, attentive in home geek and their very vast resource base?
29.1) Geeks make excellent parents
Geeks are not afraid of kids, we understand kids, hell in some ways we still are kids. Kids like toys, geeks like toys. Kids like to play games, Geeks like to play games. Kids don't care if they look silly to the mass public, Geeks don't care if the..... you get my point.
29.2) Geeks don't care much about appearance
Geeks are much more focused on how you can stimulate their minds, then how you stack up next to the fashion magazines. If you don't want to job every day, then don't a geek is not going to care. Geeks do take care of them selves and most likely every one around them. A reason for this is that geeks don't trust companies and governments as a hole. Geeks read labels, find out what chemicals are and make informed health decisions. One of the primary reasons we would never hold someone up to the fashion magazine model is that it was a geek that airbrushed the images in thous magazine and well, we share the pre-airbrushed images with each other for kicks!
And finally!
30) Geeks believe in trust
A geek will not hound you on where you have been, what you have been doing and who you have been doing it with. If you tell them that you were at the bar with your girl friends, were good. We believe in trust cause we expect it back, we don't have the time or the energy to waist in hacking your SIM card and checking all of your SMS message remotely, even thought we know how to do it.
So if you are in the market, don't rule out the humble geek, you may find that they will show you a side of your self, and a world that you did know about.
And if you have already found your geek, make sure they know how much they mean to you.
I think that dating/marrying the humble, well mannered, nerdy, tech savoy, good in bed, willing to play, open to new things and all around handy geek is one of the best possible life partner choices a person can make.
This prompted me to thinking that geeks may in fact be the best option in today's society as life long partners.
I'm fully aware that I may be biased when it come to my option of the awsomeness of the geeky mate, but I have come up with some reasons to support my theory.
Reasons to Date/Marry a Geek.
1) Geeks get shit done
Geeks are accustomed to muti-tasking, in fact we invented it. At the start of the technological boom we realized that those with tech skills will go far. How better to achive at work, then to come up with a system of doing more in less time and being good at our own system.
2) Geeks are attentive
Geeks tend to pay attention to the world around us, this stems from the fact that for most of our lives we have been shunned from the "popular" society standard. What this allows us is spare time to understand human dynamics, relationship and active listening skills. Geeks pay attention, we have to. We have lots of information streaming to us as all times, if we could not pay attention to it all we would drown, and lose our geek status.
3) Geeks can, and will fix your computer
Do I really have to explain this one. If we cant fix it, we know someone that can. You, will never have to call tech support again, in fact after starting to date a geek, your social calendar will start to fill for in home dinners of friends that Really, REALLY want you to bring your Geek friend along so they can fix their computer problem.
4) Geeks know tech
Say you are not a computer person, but love movies, TV, radio, entertainment, gaming. Like most non-geeks, you may not know how to hook up that $5,000 entertainment system you just purchased. We DO! Not only do we know how to hook it up, a geek will, with out complaint do a good job at it because: 1) We enjoy playing with well made electronics. 2) We know its going to make you happy, and there for make us happy. 3) We are attentive to details and not "afraid" to read the manual, since it was fellow geek that wrote the manual.
5) Geeks know sex
Geeks spend time, LOTS of time researching topics that we don't know about. Trust me, every geek on the planet has spent a considerable amount of time reading articles, watching movies, and educating them selves on how to please their target gender between the covers. Lets face a fact here, if a geek can put together a supper computer, server, IT Farm, compile a computer game interface, database, software package ect, we can bring our lover to their desired end. ;)
6) Geeks are willing to experiment
While we are on the topic of sex, geeks are not generally reserved about what happens in the bed room. If there is something you would like to try, role playing, role reversal, toys, lotions, ect, we have either thought about it, read about it, or are willing to set up some safe guidelines that will allow for equal experimentation. All we ask in return is that you are willing to potentiality stretch your boundaries as well.
7) Geeks have friends, and the tend not to be dicks
Our time is extremely valuable to us, there is nothing more troubling then knowing we just wasted 5 hours at a friends house when there was a good WoW raid going on. For that reason we tend to be very selective on who our friends are. Also, if you have made it to the meeting the friends stage of a relationship with a geek, things are looking good. We will not bring you into that inner circle if we feel that there is not a very good chance that you will be hanging around.a
8) Geeks do, or will make a decent salary
Lets face it, our "skillz" are needed by those that don't have them. We know it, non-geeks know it, and I can prove it. I know all non geeks make fun of tech support, its ok, tech support makes fun of all the non-geeks just as much. The difference is, most tech support agents are smart enough to do the job of the non-geek calling them for support, and we know it. Tech support is funny to non-geeks right up to the point when that "Cooking Website" you were looking at after work, somehow put a picture of "A waitress" as your background and your wife will be home in 15 min.
9) Geeks as a hole, don't cheat
Truth be told, geeks have to work very hard to get into a good relationship, with someone caring, and understanding of our special relationship management needs. For that reason, we will not mess up a good thing by hooking up with the soccer mom down the street. This is also a factor of time, Geeks tend to not waist allot of time, since we are poring our time into you, we will not have less of it for the things that we used to do, this is not a bad thing. But since we still want to do thous things we will not waist that time on the soccer mom.
10) Geeks are respectful
Geeks have been crapped on for a long time, and we are smart. Because of these two things we know how to treat people. Want to impress your grandparents, bring a geek to Christmas dinner!
11) Geeks are excellent problem solvers
Its what we do! And the best part, most of time we have to do it with limited information.
"Ok sir, I understand that you can't get your email, are you currently connected to the internet?"
You might chuckle at that statement, but we have had to ask it.
12) Geeks dig education
I'm going to give you a peal of geek wisdom here. Being a geek is hard work, we have a more difficult social and intellectual structure then most non-geeks understand. Where a "cool" kid in school needs the right car, the right language, the right friends, and the right clothing, we needed to be able to actually DO all the things that made us geeks in the first place. Lets face it, a LEET (Geek speak for Elite) band geek did not get there without being really, really good at their chosen instrument(s). I know you might be laughing at this, tech geeks hold band geeks in high regard, ever see what Elvis did to woman when he performed?
13) Geeks are passionate
When geeks decided to do something, we don't go into it half assed. Either we do it, or we don't. Proff? Go to a comic book convention, one they are allot of fun if you have never been, and two check out the costumes being worn by some of the attendees. Realize that these geeks have spent there hard earned money to plan, buy, create and in some cases hand make them just so they can were then to this one event!
14) Geeks have the patience of a saint
Have you ever tried to dual boot an iMac with Windows ME? Just to get the thing running you are spending all weekend. Geeks spend time getting things working, and then spend more time getting them working well, that kind of stuff matters to us. With that come patience, lots and lots of patience.
15) Geeks will support you
As we know already, geeks have hobbies, LOTS of hobbies, and we tend to be really passionate about them. So we get it when you want to spend all your time with a new hobby, most likly we will find it interesting as well since we can A) Spend time with you, B) Learn something new, and C) Most likely bring geeky stuff into it to make it really cool.
16) Geeks will give you your space
This can be a hard one for non-geeks to understand. Realize that geeks have filled our lives with things that we found extremely interesting before we ever meet you. After we meet you we are still going to do a lot of those things, we accept that our online gaming time is going to take a hit, trust us we are OK give that time to you. But, we are still going to take some times to our selves to do our geek stuff, its who we are. Take this as a good thing, take the time, read, play, shop, sleep, hang out with your friends, hell hang out with us! You might find that WoW is actually pretty cool!
17) Geeks are romantic
Geeks are, in fact very romantic, just in a different ways. Rather then a romantic candle light dinner and a movie, you might get a beautify written and thought out blog posting about their love for you, that I might point out they are willing to SHARE with the world!
18) Geeks are easy to shop for
I have one sentence for you on this one, every geek I know has an Amazon.com wish list! Ok more then one sentence, if you are buying a geek tech, and you are looking at a model other than what is on their wish list, you are doing it wrong. Geeks put allot of time and effort into what goes onto their wish list. We have read everything online about that item and made damm sure that the item we put on our list has all the features that we need/want. Please, please, please if you are going to buy a geek something, make sure you get the right item. There is no shame in printing out the wish list, taking it to the store of your choice, handing the list to a geek working there and telling them that you want to buy us "That". The geek working at the store will get it, understand and make sure you are on your way with the correct item.
19) Geeks aren't concerned with social norms
We don't have time to care, also its very hard to shock us. Most of the time we have either see it first hand, or have read about it, so we are cool with just about anything that can happen socially. We may not join in, but we will not be a dick and embarrass you.
20) Geeks are easy to get a hold of
Geeks have many, many social connections that we keep running at all times. Text, online media, social media, connected resources, phone, chat, streaming... ect
21) Geeks are everywhere
Hears the thing, there are allot of geeks out there, and we know how to identify our kind. We also tend to gravitate to talking with, associating with, buying from, working with and hanging out with fellow geeks. If your chosen geek dose not know how to do something, I'm willing to bet that they know someone who dose. You might find it strange that we talk about that new game for 45 min at the store with the guy in all black with the sliver chains, but when we get home and play it with you its going to be a really good game! Geeks dont let fellow geeks waist money.
22) Geeks can find it
Geeks are excellent at and will happily find you that Yves Saint Laurent - ChYC Flap-Top Shoulder bag for MUCH less then the listed $1500. We are made for online searching, cause well, we designed online searching. Who do you think came up with Google? Other thing here, we understand quality and price have something to do with each other. We will not balk and pitch a fit about you spending $1500 for a hand bag, or $225 for a pair of Kate Spade, Hula Too Thong Sandals. Reason, we are going to drop $3000-5000 on a computer, cause we know that at those prices its going to do what its supposed to do! To a geek there is nothing, absolutely nothing more frustrating then spending money on something that dose not work as advertized.
23) Geeks remember stuff
OK, this is a bit of a lie, we really don't remember details well. What we do well is set up system that will remind us of stuff when we need to know it. Example, I have an online reminder server set up for the following - 2 week prior to wife and I's first date, day of first date, 2 month reminder of anniversary, day of anniversary, 1 week out and day of all birthdays, all online bill payments, car inspections, taxes due, major holidays and special events that need my attention.
24) Geeks appreciate effort
Geeks will notice and comment on the little things you do for them. A geek might see you putting the cap back on the tooth past tube as the sweetest thing you could have done, cause in fact something like that drives most geeks crazy! Geeks understand that the little things can take the most effort, and they will be extremely appreciative of it.
25) Geeks are clean, organized and neat
Geeks have allot going on, they tend to work and play in close groups, we also don't have allot of time to waist on finding stuff. For thous reasons geeks tend to keep them selves and their environments clean, neat and well organized. A cavot here, it takes time for a geek in a new environment to get things the way they should be, sometimes ALLOT of time. Part of the problem here is time, we are being pulled in so many directions that we will sacrifice our time to clean, org and neaten up for others.
26) Geeks change
Geeks are not afraid of change, in fact we embrace it. Our lives are always changing, new tech, new terms, new science, new stuff. This also holds true to our non-geek side, if you don't care for the white short sleeved shirt with a tie look on your geek, just let them know. They are in fact most likely more then happy to change SOME aspects of their personal appearance, and environment to accommodate you. We want you to be happy to. !WORD OF CAUTION! Don't go into a geek relationship thinking that you are going to change everything about a geek and make them a non-geek. It will end badly, we are happy being geeks, we like being geeks and we tend to be geeks for the rest of our lives.
27) Geeks will introduce you to new things
Geeks operate in and are a part of a world that most non-geeks never know exist. Keep you mind open when hanging out with a geek, the might be able to show you somethings that you may just find out you like.
28) Geeks can cook
As a hole, geeks can cook, WELL! Reason, cooking is based on science, science is a geek subject. Other reason, cooking has cool gadgets, geeks like gadgets. Other, other reason, geeks have figured out long ago that they can live on Hamburgers and Doritos, but chicken with white wine reduction and mushroom cream sauce is MUCH better. Also, the chicken attracts potential mates :)
29) Geeks will make your life better
Lets face it, the world in which geeks operate is digital, and most likely if you are looking at a geek as a partner then your life is also digital. As we have learned, geeks travel is very large tight circles, and if you are having a problem with your digital world, who better to turn to then your loving, caring, attentive in home geek and their very vast resource base?
29.1) Geeks make excellent parents
Geeks are not afraid of kids, we understand kids, hell in some ways we still are kids. Kids like toys, geeks like toys. Kids like to play games, Geeks like to play games. Kids don't care if they look silly to the mass public, Geeks don't care if the..... you get my point.
29.2) Geeks don't care much about appearance
Geeks are much more focused on how you can stimulate their minds, then how you stack up next to the fashion magazines. If you don't want to job every day, then don't a geek is not going to care. Geeks do take care of them selves and most likely every one around them. A reason for this is that geeks don't trust companies and governments as a hole. Geeks read labels, find out what chemicals are and make informed health decisions. One of the primary reasons we would never hold someone up to the fashion magazine model is that it was a geek that airbrushed the images in thous magazine and well, we share the pre-airbrushed images with each other for kicks!
And finally!
30) Geeks believe in trust
A geek will not hound you on where you have been, what you have been doing and who you have been doing it with. If you tell them that you were at the bar with your girl friends, were good. We believe in trust cause we expect it back, we don't have the time or the energy to waist in hacking your SIM card and checking all of your SMS message remotely, even thought we know how to do it.
So if you are in the market, don't rule out the humble geek, you may find that they will show you a side of your self, and a world that you did know about.
And if you have already found your geek, make sure they know how much they mean to you.
I think that dating/marrying the humble, well mannered, nerdy, tech savoy, good in bed, willing to play, open to new things and all around handy geek is one of the best possible life partner choices a person can make.
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