Nerds Aren’t Sexy

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Mine doesn't. Granted, it's been a while since I've had a full beard (I go mostly for moustache/goatee these days, but it never has itched, so long as you keep it trimmed even.

I'd never read it before but it's good

I didn't read it but it's interesting. If only more people wasn't stuck in the "gender roles" stuff.

But they are.

How on earth is he lowering his standards?

That's like saying you think people on WP are of a lower standard!

You can speak for yourself but not for me or anyone else

Don't mind her.

She's a lowlife.

He constantly annoys me, so I insult him, end of story. Not insulting all of WP (at least, not on purpose). It was a comment on meeting people on a dating site, which tend to be desperate people.

I hope it goes well

Be sure to let us know - I like hearing about your dates

When I was 14 I was a typical nerd by choice.

I had tried just about everything else and I felt comfortable with shirts from bands/cartoons and stuff ) instead of sport clothes/posh clothes(you either wear soccer/surf clothing or wear a polo, otherwise prepare to be ignored by most teenagers)

I was somewhat happy.

Yes I wasnt the most popular kid but hey at least I felt comfortable with my clothes which improved the way people saw me somewhat.


One day I was at class and everyone was bored.
When my class mates got bored they talked.
One day two guys that barely like me decided itd be cool to make me a check list on how to improve my fashion style/get a girl and make me their project.

I ignored their requests but it happened again that same year with unrelated people and I still remembered most of the list so I made a point to show them I was doing this by choice.

Right now Ive updated my clothing style to something more fashionable(several pairs of $70 jeans from standard surf trademarks bought at $20 on clearance sales over the years...) and I get no complaints.
People pay more attention to me it is interesting.


Last month I was wearing the standard "cool" sweater(billabong sweater looking like the sign was painted all over bought online and the shipping was higher than the price itself ) and a friend of my parents told me in a shocked tone that their kid had showed little/no excitement towards a ridiculously overpriced posh sweater($150 she said) and she may need my help soon

I don't think you're insulting him at all. All you're doing is giving him more fuel to poke fun at you.

Well you're calling me desperate as well then and I'm not

Where do you meet your partners then Miss Perfect?

I am not perfect. Clearly, as I never intended to insult anyone besides Boo, who takes it upon himself to get a bunch of people to go make fun of me. I don't have a dating life, or many prospects of having one. And I don't think highly of myself. If I insulted other people, then I am sorry.

I've noticed this strange difference in attitude depending on what clothes you wear

I used to have this jacket that I bought as a result of seeing it in a fashion magazine; like a military style short jacket but with these gold beads on the cuffs and round the collar and I remember once when I wore it to work and was at the bus station on my way home, people seemed to suddenly be giving me attention out of nowhere - I thought surely it's not down to this stupid
poncey jacket?! (which I had been wary of wearing out in public full stop as it looked a bit OTT to me ie a drawing attention to yourself type jacket)

Then it happened again last year when I bought a more trendy winter coat with a pink pattern on it and a fake fur collar
The effect it had on people was staggering - as if you were 'someone' just from wearing a coat with a fur collar!
I found it both amusing and very sad that people were impressed by this stuff - it was just clothing!

The fur collar was removable and I ended up removing it as I couldn't deal with the response it got, even though it was predominatly positive! lol It just wasn't me basically.

So I'm well aware of the power of clothing.

I don't understand the logic of you thinking people on dating sites are desperate then if you aren't even in the dating game yourself

Why are they desperate?

In 6th grade I had braces,in band ,so I was carrying a flute around,always a pile of books,had no fashion sense at all,and got bullied.
In High School I was in the gifted classes,played D&D,and joined clubs.But I also hung out with the stoners,some of them liked D&D also.And I didn't get bullied anymore because life events toughened me up quick.Some how bullies sense this and will leave you alone,most are cowards anyway.
It's just like any other group of people,some are hot,some are not.