Excuse me for the continuation of this conversation possibly on the wrong thread...
More detail on the genius and model quip... That the genius I knew was pigeon-toed, introverted, overweight, and nonathletic. Despite these physiological unattractive features, he managed to get a runway model (did I mention she was also a lawyer?) to adore him and do anything for him. He did not treat the HS quarterback / head cheerleader rule/stereotype as being relevant to him, so he made his own rule and got the girlfriend he wanted. I have no idea how he did it. The goal for him was not just to have hot sex with a hot woman. Anyone can accomplish the sex part legally with a few thousand dollars and a trip to Nevada. He wanted an attractive, smart, and devoted woman to share his life, and he figured out how to do it. Needless to say, at the time I knew him, I was single and very envious of him. Perhaps he was motivated by avarice, I don't know. I do know that whatever I saw him set as his goal, he accomplished the goal with greater ease than I could.