Hahaha.. thats a good one. (Zero). I was that totally awkward, nerdy kid (back when being a nerd wasn't considered cool). Now I'm the totally awkward/nerdy adult.. but hey, we're not all perfect, right?
That being said, I had a little trick up my sleeve (actually, it was some crazy comedy of the universe fluke). Winter break, senior year, I ended up in a conversation with one of the more attractive girls at school (total hottie). I knew her through some friends, and a buddy of mine was crushing on her in a big way. So I was hoping to help out said friend, and get him a date (not entire sure how that was supposed to work out). Conversation went really well, and somehow I forgot about bringing up my buddy (oops!). That weekend we went out for coffee, then started dating, etc. I was in WAY over my head. (My buddy liked her friend as well, and she was all too happy to set them up, so that part turned out ok).
We went off to college, and decided to call it quits, as I was going far away.
. Summer between junior and senior year of college, we ran into each other again. Long story short, we've been together for 20 years, and married for nearly 15.
Its all about the long game. Much like waiting for those bell bottoms to come back into style, there is a window every generation where nerdy/awkward becomes desirable again.
Everybody was pretty interested in the romantic prospects. I wasn't exactly Prom Queen but I did OK - I had steady boyfriends for two of the three years.
