How to scare off women

This is a link from eharmony's dating blog.  Since OkCupid hasn't been putting up new statistical blogs lately, I'm left with eharmony's blog, which actually isn't bad advice. 
This is an article about the 7 ways dudes scare off women. A lot of these methods apply directly to nerds including Calling and Texting Her Too Much, Being a Space Invader, Revealing an Odd Hobby or Interest Too Soon, and Bad Manners. The first three that I've listed are from overeagerness and how sometimes geeks don't have a good sense of where to set our boundaries. The last one is probably more scary hygenie than actual bad manners. I'll probably elaborate more...someday...when I'm not so sleepy...

More than just a number

I think a common misconception when dating is that you need to date around your age, or for girls, date a guy a couple years old and vice versa for guys.  Guys also sometime have disturbing fantasies of dating like 18 year olds.  I'm not sure what's up that?  B/c think back to your high school days?  I don't want to relive those. 

Anyhow, here's my tip for what age to date.  Which is, it has nothing to do with a number.  I think it's about life phases.  If you're looking a stable relationship and not a fling then you need to date someone who's in the same phase you are.  If you're a student, dating student is fine.  If you're a young professional, dating other young professionals is good.  The problem is when people who are in career/start family mode start going out with people who are still in school.  Their focus is in two different places. 

I think one of the foundations of a good relationship is common goals.  If one person's immediate goal is finals and graduating in a couple of years and the other person's goal is to have kids...these are pretty far apart.  In the early stages it won't matter but unless someone is willing to put aside what they want for the other person, it will be very challenging to stay together. 

For example you could both be 30 years old.  One of you is established in your career.  The other is still trying to finish college.  You are not in the same places in your lives.  It could work, but unless there is a strong plan to get on the same page, someone will end up sacrificing a lot for the other.  Does this make sense?

It's not enough to be a geek...

But for these dating sites, you need to be a specific type of geek, wow!!!

This article includes dating sites for WoW Addicts, MacAddicts, Farmville fans, and Asexualitic (like Sheldon Cooper!).

For me, it's probably too much specificity, since I am a generalist geek rather than a hardcore Trekkie (Trekker?) but if you live and breathe one thing, it could work!  I would worry about the dating pool being not very large though, be prepared to move if you do find true love.