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28 Things That Happen When You Date Someone Who Works In IT

*insert The IT Crowd joke here*

1. You probably don't have a clue what they *actually* do.

2. But you know it's a damn good industry to be in...

3. Sometimes, they bring you home free snacks from work.

4. They get early access to all the hottest new apps and updates...

5. ...and actually really care about them.

6. They'll always make sure you have the latest version of your OS.

7. They find super original ways to be cute using technology.

8. Your home Wi-Fi network will always have a funny name.

9. They're super reliable.

You need a brain wired in a particular way to work in tech, so expect them to get riled up when things are inefficient – but you'll always benefit from their order and logic.

10. Your family are impressed and confused by what they do.

But who cares! You love them for who they are. Awww.

11. And they're constantly on the receiving end of calls from family and friends about broken printers and Wi-Fi.

12. But they can also fix all YOUR techie problems.

13. You can always reach them, because they're always online.

14. You'll spend many a night watching Vine compilations and dying laughing together

15. They have top-of-the-range earphones.

16. Actually they have top-of-the-range everything.

17. You can always count on them to have a charger.

18. They ask Siri to answer your questions

19. The quality of their laptop case and phone cover is very important to them.

20. Iron Man's Tony Stark is their hero.

21. They have ownname@gmail.com and the right handle on Twitter.

22. They registered their own domain name too, even if they don't use it.

23. They're probably at least a little in to video games.

24. And comic books/superhero movies/graphic novels/what have you.

25. You've definitely been kept up late to stream some tech conference taking place halfway across the world.

26. They use techy acronyms ATT.

27. And they think it's hilarious to tell you to reboot something.

28. But they're always romantic in their own special way.