norcaltransplant
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Completely agree. Or, they are so intense about everything they do (tri-geeks and climbers are especially daunting - dated both types) that they are sort of scary. Try academics, especially middling ones (i.e. not at the top of their field) - who usually have a lot of other interests and are not completely focussed on grant proposals, research projects, etc..., and graduate students, especially in the liberal arts, who, trust me, manage to distract themselves with many, many hobbies. How do you think I got to read philosophy, work with a stylist, etc... during my time at Caltech?I've got to disagree with the assumption that professional women will be the ones interested in art, etc... From my experience, these same people are so focused on their niche that you can't have a meaningful conservation about anything else.
I've got to disagree with the assumption that professional women will be the ones interested in art, etc... From my experience, these same people are so focused on their niche that you can't have a meaningful conservation about anything else.Quote:
My short, ok, moderately long, description of ideal qualities combined the professional aspect with the arts/culture interests since they tend to run side-by-side in the majority of my social circles. ÂI've got to disagree with the assumption that professional women will be the ones interested in art, etc... From my experience, these same people are so focused on their niche that you can't have a meaningful conservation about anything else.
I like nerds. Â What's wrong with nerds? Â I'm sorry, but anyone who has a doctorate or masters in philosophy, art history, or19th century British literature constitutes a small minority of the population with less than mainstream interests. Â I'm perfectly content to have a two hour conversation about the lighting effects employed by Vermeer.Instead, I submit that you will continue to have difficulties dating women until you stop calling yourself and viewing yourself as a "nerd".
But some of THESE people are truly the nerds in life.if you aren't "cool" in it's most shallow definition (a.k.a. frat, stoner, surfer, whatever), then you're a nerd.
Yeah, that was me for a long time too. But there is really much more to life than work, and you can find yourself becoming boring *and* overly intense. Check yourself once in a while.LA Guy--Your recommendation of humanity academics is great, however, I find that my schedule isn't conducive for philo and lit people. Work comes first, and dating a distant second. Finding someone with similar priorities would be nice.