The older I get, the more I see a huge chunk of men intentionally seeking out relationships where there’s a power imbalance that benefits them. Nerdy men refusing to date educated, intelligent, equally nerdy women is part of this problem. Regardless of how attractive or compatible those women are, they want a partner they can feel intellectually superior to. It’s the same reason so many men refuse to date women in their same age group, or vehemently try and convince women to quit working and become financially dependent on them. They want to hold most or all of the power in the relationship.