I'd say it teaches you how to think in a functional/structured way, I notice that I can organize my thoughts better, also the long nights of coding in college stopped me from doing drugs and drinking...
So it kept me smarter..
girls liking you more has nothing to do with coding..
unless you don't shower, don't cut your hair and don't wash your clothes...I know enough of those people, and they gotta stop complaining, I've never had a problem in that area, maybe cuz i don't come accross as your average n3rd0