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Related to [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife]], and subject to the same [[Double Standard]], since gender inversions are practically non-existent; there may be more to the male geek than his pocket protector, but for women, looks are all that ''should'' matter. If a [[Hollywood Homely]] geek girl (or [[Hollywood Homely]] non-geek girl, for that matter) sets her sights on a hot guy, she might be able to [[She Cleans Up Nicely|make a]] [[Beautiful All Along|few slight]] [[The Glasses Gotta Go|alterations]], but it's more likely she'll just be the [[Abhorrent Admirer]] who makes him run away in terror. Also extremely rare is the male geek that actually considers a similarly geeky girl. This holds even for works aimed at a female audience, and therefore any nerdy girl ''will'' eventually be revealed to be [[Beautiful All Along]].
Compare [[Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl]] and [[Nerd Nanny]]. See [[Nerds Are Sexy]] and [[Geeky Turn On]] for when the attraction isn't despite nerdiness, but ''because'' of it. Contrasts with [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]. Often overlaps with [[Just Friends]].
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== Anime & Manga ==
* The ending of ''[[Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt (Anime)|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]'' has {{spoiler|"Geek Boy" Brief finally having sex with Panty. It helps that he turns out to be [[Beautiful All Along]]. However, after the final battle, their relationship seems to be the same (IE he's still the [["No Respect" Guy]]), though at least Panty starts using his name.}}
* In ''[[Bamboo Blade]]'', the character [[Yandere|Miyako]] [[Violently Protective Girlfriend|Miyazaki]] dates and is VERY in love with [[Ugly Cute|Dan-kun]]. He has a head like an acorn, she sparkles.
* What the Wife did in ''[[Spotted Flower (Manga)|Spotted Flower]]'' and likes to make the Husband remember that so he can be more confident in himself, despite being a hardore oraku, he got a girlfriend, had sex with her, they married, and now she's is expecting their child.
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* On ''[[Stargate SG 1]]'', Daniel Jackson has the best romantic record in the group. He picked up a ''wife'' in the original film, and also spent over 50 years with {{spoiler|Vala}} in the finale.
* Rodney and [[Hospital Hottie|Jennifer Keller]] in ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]''. When he takes Keller to a science presentation on Earth, his colleagues initially think she's his (also attractive) sister.
** On the flight back, she is the one who suggests they join the [[Mile
* Both ''[[The Bob Newhart Show]]'' and ''[[Newhart]]'' paired Bob's character with an improbably attractive wife.
* ''[[That 70s Show]]''. Eric: thin, geeky-looking teenage boy. Donna: tall, thin, gorgeous redhead (with beautiful skin, too).
* Chandler and Monica on ''[[Friends]]''. What makes this interesting is that Phoebe and Rachael ''act'' as if Chandler is far beneath Monica, casually mentioning that Monica "could do better" or even at one point trying to set her up with other men. [[With Friends Like These...|Note that they are both supposedly Chandler's friends too.]]
** Given Chandler's self-esteem record, he'd probably agree with them. At one point, they had to talk him into approaching a beautiful woman:
{{quote| '''Phoebe:''' Y'know, you always see these [[Ugly Guy, Hot Wife|really beautiful women with these really nothing guys?]] You could be one of those guys!}}
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