How to Date a Nerdy Guy in 8 Easy Steps

We all have a type. Maybe it's over 6 feet, or must love dogs, or just has a car. Whatever it is, when girls look for dating advice, we often turn to our single girlfriends. When really, we should be going straight to the source. Well, we're here to help.

In this new series How to Date a [Insert Type Here] Guy, we ask a guy. And we're starting with nerds. We're in the midst of a nerd revolution. Gone are the days where nerds are stuffed in lockers or put masking tape on their broken glasses. Now the word "nerd" has become "a badge of honor," according to Dan Casey, the senior editor of Nerdist and host of The Dan Cave on nerdist.com. And that's the source we went to. Nerd headquarters: Nerdist. Dan broke it down for me, in this video on how to date a nerd, which touches on everything from how to talk the talk down to getting in touch with your emoji.