I held this exact attitude at one point in my life. I wasn't rationalizing away my geekiness. I can't say who rejected who; I think it happened two ways at once.

I did not approach people; people did not approach me. I had a couple of years to hear my own thoughts.

I decided for the sake of surviving high school (this was later) to go the other route, at least as far as I could without losing myself entirely (though I probably lost a lot): I joined a couple of clubs and I met a couple of cute boys and gradually learned to have a normal conversation (I'd forgotten).

None of the new friends seemed as cool as my hipster penpals in faraway places (was I neurotic?), but I learned to pass the time happily with these basically complacent small-town girls and boys. I learned to look for common ground between myself and my perceived enemies.

I never met my soulmate,

but

now

I don't live where I used to live;

I've found a couple of kids who know me better, and love me better, than acquaintances of yore.

It's better this way, or to be alone. I don't have to keep so many secrets.

Okay here's the deal. It is not a matter of intelligence, or beauty, or even that intangible concept of coolness. There are some people out there who are slack vampires. They don't often mean to be. Most people who are slack vampires don't know that they are, but they walk into a room and the light in the room just dims a little. They're rarely invited to parties by the same people twice. Y'know what I'm talking about?

I've had a lot of friends in my day but I'd get this feeling sometimes that something wasn't right. I'd be in a room and I'd feel the lights dim. So after awhile I'd drop those friends and make new ones.

Then one day I woke up and realized the truth. I was the one dimming the lights in the room. It is better to be lonely than to be with inferior people. It is also better to be alone, when you realize you're one of those inferior people. I think I'm doing the human race a favor. By the way, there is a difference between being alone and being lonely.

Added March 12th, 2002
I think it comes down to this. Can you change who you are to be less inferior in the eyes of those around you, or would you rather be alone and still true to who you are? The people who matter are the ones who stick by you, regardless of your decision.

Those who become superior in your eyes are people who may be inferior in the eyes of some, but accept you even though you're inferior. It takes awhile being alone to realize it, but you're not always gonna be lonely.