Fascination with Gadgets

To the engineer, all matter in the universe can be placed into one of two
categories: (1)things that need to be fixed, and (2)things that will need to
be fixed after you've had a few minutes to play with them. Engineers like to
solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create
their own problems. Normal people don't understand this concept; they believe
that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't
broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.

No engineer looks at a television remote control without wondering what it
would take to turn it into a stun gun. No engineer can take a shower without
wondering if some sort of Teflon coating would make showering unnecessary. To
the engineer, the world is a toy box full of sub-optimized and feature-poor
toys.
Fashion and Appearance

Clothes are the lowest priority for an engineer, assuming the basic thresholds
for temperature and decency have been satisfied. If no appendages are freezing
or sticking together, and if no genitalia or mammary glands are swinging
around in plain view, then the objective of clothing has been met. Anything
else is a waste.
Love of "Star Trek"

Engineers love all of the "Star Trek" television shows and movies. It's a
small wonder, since the engineers on the starship Enterprise are portrayed as
heroes, occasionally even having sex with aliens. This is much more glamorous
than the real life of an engineer, which consists of hiding from the universe
and having sex without the participation of other life forms.
Dating and Social Life

Dating is never easy for engineers. A normal person will employ various
indirect and duplicitous methods to create a false impression of
attractiveness. Engineers are incapable of placing appearance above function.

Fortunately, engineers have an ace in the hole. They are widely recognized as
superior marriage material: intelligent, dependable, employed, honest, and
handy around the house. While it's true that many normal people would prefer
not to date an engineer, most normal people harbor an intense desire to mate
with them, thus producing engineer-like children who will have high-paying
jobs long before losing their virginity.

Male engineers reach their peak of sexual attractiveness later than normal
men, becoming irresistible erotic dynamos in their mid thirties to late
forties. Just look at these examples of sexually irresistible men in technical
professions:

* Bill Gates.
* MacGyver.
* Etcetera.

Female engineers become irresistible at the age of consent and remain that way
until about thirty minutes after their clinical death. Longer if it's a warm
day.