From a woman's perspective, you geeks put yourselves there. Instead of focusing on the intelligent, fun, attainable women who already like you, you obsess over the gorgeous shallow girls who go for the chiseled alpha men instead.
I'm sorry, but it had to be said. I've always had a thing for geeky guys and the ones I've dated and the one I married are wonderful. But so many times I will see my geeky guy friends putting some pretty and manipulative girl on a pedestal and ignoring the fact that there are plenty of women who would be happy to date them without putting them in the friend zone.