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Originally Posted by Gilda
I was half joking about scaring them off by saying hello. I do that just to be friendly and start a conversation, and don't really understand why, a little over half the time anyway, they tend to take off. I can't really see how I could intimidate anyone who's twice my size.
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Most geek guys are intimidated by women. Doubly so by geek girls. Your average geek guys are socially inept anyway and don't know how to talk to a girl, they probably want a girlfriend but don't know how to approach a woman. And if a girl is friends with a geek guy chances are he likes her but doesn't know how to tell her and doesn't have the confidence to. A geeky girl is the ultimate dream, she can be your gf AND play D&D with you.
I know because I used to be like that, grew out of it but many guys don't. I could name several that I sometimes hang out with.
As for one of those guys being a sex predator, it's probably unusual but I can see how it would happen. They're afraid to talk to girls because they lack the confidence to, its frustrating so they start wanting that power trip that sex predators get off on. Could be mentally disturbed as well. Hopefully this guy is not a rapist in training.
Funny thing is, if you had said something I'm sure at least 5 guys would have stepped up to protect you. Geek guys may be shy but also tend to have this secret protector/hero complex when it comes to women.