Bibi provided some interesting morning reading today, why women should pay more attention to the geeks. It started me thinking about mate preferences that this article suggests women have to make: the hunk with the smooth looks and flashy smile, or the geek, quietly punching away on his laptop in the corner. Perhaps this is stating the obvious, but why should women (or men for that matter) have to make such choices? Why not have both?
The danger of stereotyping is that it becomes so easy to overlook what's really there, or dismiss the unexpected as mere aberrations. Surely, it can't be fair to do either.
Why not be the hunk who has the penchant for tearing the innards out of a computer and the ability to put it all back together again; why not be the hunk who has a sensitive side, who understands the needs of his mate, and who cares for her loyally without reservation?
Conversely, why not be the handsome geek -- the geek who knows the difference between "strictly black tie" and t-shirt koyak, the geek who spends as much time on appearance as he does his geeky C++ manuals, the geek who knows how to wine and dine, who knows how to burn up the dance floor with the slickest, hippest moves?
Really, ladies, it doesn't have to be an either/or choice; and very, very often in life, it isn't, well not really anyway.
Further reading: The Geek Handbook, The Complete Geek (An Operational Manual), Black Tie: What do i wear?
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