i love me some nerds. those unbelievably moronic yet undeniably cute ones. of course, i’m talking about on television, my home away — er, in home.

“i’ll be at the bottom of the dating barrel. the only guys below me will be four-divorce-guy, murderer-guy, and… and geologists.”

let’s take the show friends as an example. the main reason i even watch the multi-million dollar show is for that adorable ross geller. to the rest of the characters, he is the extremely nerdy paleontologist with an acute disease of grammar-correcting. to anyone else, this may be annoying and seemingly arrogant of a character. however, i find this to be so completely charming. while overly intelligent on one hand, ross gellar balances compassion and care with the other.

“what am i gonna do? i think about sex all the time. sex. help. 4 times 5 is 30. 5 times 6 is 32. naked women. naked girls. naked buffy. oh, stop me.”

moving on to buffy the vampire slayer, a show which mixes wry wit with supernatural spook. the reason i watch this show (besides the the sexy SMG) is xander harris. initially, he comes off as a cynical adolescent spouting sarcasm at his whim. but as the show progresses, we are introduced to a caring xander whose primary lust for buffy has evolved into the ability to love others as well as his goofy self. and did you catch him the in the swimming episode? yum.

you must be asking yourself why i’d bother putting so much thought into these fictional characters and why i’m not out on the prowl looking for real men. well, the answer is really simple: fictional men can’t hurt you. especially not these fine specimens of the nerdy but attractive males of primetime. besides, they clean up very nicely.

but honestly, i do love my smart men away from the telly. it is that charming personality trait that hooks me in and keeps me longing for more.