I ONLY like Geek guys. Someone who wasn't simply wouldn't understand me and would likely bore the dren out of me.

See the previous thread called "how geeky can you go?" where many of us talked about our SO's and how/if they are geeky.
For me the bare minimum is that a guy has to at least know how the internet works, but beyond that, I welcome smart guys who geek out about different things than I do..that we both learn something.

I *like* non-geek guys, but I don't find that it works for a long term relationship if they aren't geeky/technical. I don't do well as the alpha geek in my relationships. IME there are very few guys who have enough self confidence that their ego can handle being with a gal who knows more than they do on a technical subject.

Usually people who are geeky tend to become friends rather than relationship material. This of course isn't a rule though. It can be broken, twisted, bent, whatever. I don't have set rules for who I date except that they're in my age range, and they're mature, and have a good heart (cheesy, but it works).

I have never been able to have a fun or interesting conversation with someone who wasn't a geek about something. I was attracted to my now boyfriend because our first few conversations consisted of Lord of the Rings & Quantum Leap. & because he was adorable.

They don't have to be geeks, but they do have to be as smart as we are I think. I dated a fellow Star Trek geek guy for a while, and while he could geek out on episodes and movies, he was dumb as dirt. I was bored very quickly.

Meet my fellow (and husband) at a Star Wars convention. He was there as "just a fan" - I was the uber geeky one dressed as a biker scout. Either way, just getting on a plan to go to a SW convention made us geeks. He was attractive, and quite flirty, but the thing that got me hooked was him talking about his job 'working with computers (uber geeky - Novell network admin - swoon!) - as soon as he realized I understood everything he was saying (since not all SW geeks are necessarily computer geeks) he was talking to me like a peer, and it made all my bits and bytes tingly.

Smart men (or women - whatever your cuppa) are sexy, and ones that don't take themselves and are 'geeks' are even hotter.

However, like the Muse says, they HAVE to be geeks to get this geek girl. Otherwise they are just some Mensa card toting dole drum, and I think that brains alone will not keep a geek girl.

And the geekiness can be about different things (for example the hubby likes gaming - me, not so much) - just as long as there is SOME aspect of GEEK there :)

Guess it depends on how long-term "like" really is.

Sometimes the anti-geek is awfully attractive for a fling. I mean the tattooed, super-physical martial arts trucker type. But that is less about conversation and more about lust.

There are so many types of geek, though -- I definitely am more attracted to people who are geeky about different things than i am. For one thing, I am a little defensive of my law/Star Trek/mycology/linguistics geek cachet (would rather dazzle him in those), and for another I like the infectious enthusiasm that comes with being exposed to a different kind of geekery (mechanical engineers/programmers/theoretical physicists).

So I would say: opposites really attract.

So the answer is.....um.....similar people do tend to be draw together if only because of mutual experience/understanding. I guess I always wanted to believe that I could always meet another marmot anywhere and anything could happen.Hmmm.

=ol

My first husband wasn't geeky at all. I loved him but it does come to a point where you just end up in different directions. I also find non geek guys tend to get intimidated by their lack of knowlege. Granted this is an ego thing and 100% their problem but, it gets old really fast. It isn't like geek girls go out of their way to show off their brain power.

human beings are odd and unpredictible, and wonderfully unique. But I can tell you that no matter how gorgeous a guy might be, if he is stupid, I will find him hideous...

An intelligent, witty geek girl could very easily win me over. Hard part is finding one.....

Nope. Sure, I like geek guys, but I like geek girls even more :D