The fact that this trope exists is the reason this troper goes out of his way to hide his nerdy interests from any dates he has.

This troper is a thirty year-old virgin because he spent high school and college studying, and afterwords almost never left his house except for work and nerdism.

This 19 year old female troper is single and not getting any, and the reason is this: I need to literally be intimidated by how smart a guy is in order to be attracted to him. Which sucks, because at my school, I have yet to meet anyone who is both single and extremely intelligent (without being an InsufferableGenius). My friends constantly prod me to just jump on the next dumb-but-cute guy who hits on me, but the thing is, without the GeekyTurnOn, there's just not much there - not to mention that I'm notoriously bad at picking up signals and noticing flirtation in the first place.

This (also 19 year-old) troper is admittedly quite nerdy, and a self-confessed anime fangirl, and while she has actually been on the recieving end of male attention a couple of times, has never actually had a boyfriend. While the fact that she's gotten male interest before probably suggests she is actually capable of getting lucky, she's so painfully shy that she's never had the courage to actually act on it.

Hi, 21-year-old virgin here. Anime fan, quite intelligent, among other things that would peg me, usually a normal girl, as a nerd. The only reason I haven't lost my virginity is because I'm waiting for "Mr. Special" or "Sir Who Deserves It" and I don't want to regret it. It sounds like a silly reason, but after hearing some stories from my friends who regretted their first times, I refuse to "go out like that", if you'd pardon the colloquialism.

23 years old this year (2011). Reasons for still being one (1) This troper is Catholic (2) Waiting for "Ms Right". To the tropette above, this troper totally agree with you, that it should be given to the one "who deserves it" and it is not a dumb idea.