10 reasons nerdy men make the best husbands
Growing up I imagined I would marry a man who was suave, athletic and charming. He had to have a chiseled jaw, too and look kind of like a Polo Ralph Lauren model.
But reality turned out quite a bit different: I married a guy who’s actually a major nerd!
This turned out to be the best thing that could have happened, and this is why.
1) He’s really interesting!
My husband isn’t bad looking. I don’t want to give that impression.
But he’s definitely not a looker or the kind of guy who would get women hot and bothered.
He dresses conservatively and wears stuff that really doesn’t match like khaki pants with a ratty hoody. He shaves sporadically.
But he’s really interesting, and that’s made all the difference in our life together.
Past relationships have left me really bored with men who couldn’t talk their way out of a paper bag.
My husband, by contrast, absolutely enchants my mind whether he’s going on about astronomy or the history of Spanish colonization in South America.
Smart is sexy, believe me.
2) Nerdy guys are low-key pretty funny
I’ve met a lot of men in the past who think they’re funny or make a point of showing you how funny they are.
Maybe it’s just my sense of humor or something, but I never found the typically masculine and in-your-face style of humor very amusing.
My husband, by contrast, and nerdy guys in general I find have a much more hilarious way of telling jokes and making wry observations. Read More…