This is something that has been bothering me more and more as I rewatch and that is that everyone treats Schmidt like he's beneath Cece. In the show Schmidt is mid-late 20s, has a succesful career in marketing, is handsome, cooks and cleans, and takes care of his body and skin. Despite all of this the entire loft talks about how Cece is so above him and out of his league. Cece who is mean to him, uses him for the first half of the show and changes what she wants to do in life with the seasons.

I'm just having trouble understanding why they wrote him to be this unlovable low value character compared to Cece when lots of women would love to have someone like him.