So you want to marry a Geek/Nerd...

So you've found yourself that once in a lifetime person. This person fills all the right blanks in your 'perfect person' test. You enjoy being with this person, this person obviously enjoys being with you. They are self-willed, they have a good job and generally is a good person at heart. There's only one problem:

This person is a Geek.

And we're not talking about just any kind of Geek, for there are all types of geeks in this world. There are band geeks, there are Harry Potter geeks. There are gardening geeks and book geeks and cooking geeks and even knitting geeks. No, you've chosen a very special kind of geek... the original geek, the Alpha Geek...

A computer geek.

Your special geek not only enjoys playing video games for hours on end, but enjoys writing them. She will watch Star Trek (any flavor) and tell you how their computers probably have some derivative of LINUX running since they never seem to have any problems. If you're not sure if your geek is a computer geek, take the following quick quiz:


1: Does your geek know all the words to "White And Nerdy" and "All About The Pentiums," from 'Weird Al' Yankovic?

2: Does he proudly proclaim that the lyrics match up to at least 95% of his lifestyle?

3: When watching movies where there's some sort of computer programming going on, do you find it difficult to hear the words over her constant guffaws and "Oh, come ON" ?

4: Does he have a laundry list of computer languages he counts as languages he can speak?

5: Can she quote Monty Python's Quest For The Holy Grail verbatim? Has she done this so much that you're ready to go all 'Black Knight' on her?

6: If you ask him to go to the store for you saying, "Get a gallon of milk. If they have eggs, get six," he'll come back with six gallons of milk?


If your future spouse relates to even one of the above, you can be rest assured that s/he is a computer geek.

Frightening though this may be for 'normals,' take heart. There's a reason why you chose to marry her, so there is a way to cope with, and even accept, her computer geek ways. The following is a list of things to keep in mind in the care and feeding of your computer geek. Take heed!


1: Accept the fact that their computer is going to ever be a part of your life. This first one is a hard one to accept. After all, you married HIM, not his computer! What you must understand is, that computer IS a part of him. He needs that computer just as much as he needs food to eat or air to breathe. To be without it even for a short time can cause major withdrawal symptoms and major Hemorrhaging. While it is acceptable for you to expect some limitations to his computer time, be rest assured that you'll never get him away from his computer entirely - nor should you try. The real question is, are you prepared to have a spouse who has another love apart from you?

2: Give and take. Actually this applies to all marriages in general, but particularly so with geek marriages. Your geek is going to love all things techie. This include techie TV shows (Star Trek, Firefly, Dr. Who (to a lesser extent), and likely some Anime of some sort), Movies (anything Marvel-based, Sci-Fi, and to a lesser extent paranormal), books (usually Sci-Fi and Fantasy, although this can be expanded), and even social issues (mainly ideals and programs that help get the programming bug out to others.) The more you're able to delve into her world, the more you'll be able to get her to delve into yours. Try to expand her mind more, let her see the other side of life. Make sure your interests are piqued as well as his. This is the best way to really become a married couple.

3: Learn Hexadecimal. Trust me on this.



All in all, being married to a geek isn't too difficult, as long as you know ahead of time what you're in for. You can't change him, nor turn him away from his geekful ways. Embrace her geekiness, nurture it and even become part of it, and you'll find happiness ever after.

Oh, and if you're a woman marrying a geek guy, see if you can fit into a Slave Leia costume for reasons.