How Smart is Your Significant Other Compared to You?
 

For those who have spouses, long term boyfriends/girlfriends, etc. I.e. "significant others."

How much of a "smart" buffer is between you? That is, are you a lot smarter than your significant other? A lot less smart?

How much does it matter when getting together? Did it turn you on? Off? Make you wonder about long term possibilities?

BTW, I'm not really talking about IQ score or whatever qualitative scale you have. I'm just asking for "feel."

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Yeah. I agree, but maybe someone could shed some light on the whole adding a poll thing, cause I don't get that as an option when I post.

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i dont have a significant other but when i get married it better be because my wife thinks about things from the same perspective as me and not just because she has a nice pooper.

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I'm definitely smarter, but it isn't a blowout. She's a lot more successful though, which led me to believe she was smarter in the beginning.

Now that I know better, I find myself much more attracted to girls who I know for a fact are smarter or as smart as me.

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the less eloquent refer to it as a "turdcutter"

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I am more book smart than my wife.

However, the Warden has Spidey sense and has mastered both the Jedi mind trick and the Vulcan mind probe.

I need one of those Magneto helmets.

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I'm definitely smarter, but it isn't a blowout. She's a lot more successful though, which led me to believe she was smarter in the beginning.

Now that I know better, I find myself much more attracted to girls who I know for a fact are smarter or as smart as me.

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My long time girlfriend is definately more successful then me, she isn't less smart then me, but definately in a different way. I'm more technically inclined and have a much more mathematical approach to things (but obviously have poor spelling skills (I assume I'm spelling about 8 words wrong in this post)).

She is much better with, what I would call, social intelligence. My skill set is much more traditional

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I'd say about equally smart, tho she has much more education than I.

These days she uses it at home with the tot and watching Fox News all day [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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I would say that she is just as smart as I am. She is really really great at things that I am not so good at. I am much better than her at other things.

Smart women rule. A woman who is not smart, no matter how good looking, would get boring fast.

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My girlfriend is in an MD/PhD program where, at the completion of her 8 years, she'll have both degrees and specialize in pediatric oncology. I still insist I'm smarter, though.

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My long-time girlfriend is incredibly smart. It was always a big turn on that she did better than I did in school (we went to college together). I am pretty smart and pick up on most things very quickly but she always understands things when I explain them to her, even when they are from my field or poker or whatever and completely outside her natural realm of interest/study. So despite my being very smart, there is not a big buffer because she is very smart, too, and that is a big attraction for me.

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I like cheese.

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I have about 12 years worth of schooling more than my wife. She is actually very smart though. It is kind of refreshing when we debate a topic because her views are less influenced(?) although still intelligent. Does that make any sense??

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I have about 12 years worth of schooling more than my wife. She is actually very smart though. It is kind of refreshing when we debate a topic because her views are less influenced(?) although still intelligent. Does that make any sense??

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I R SMART

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I think I am smarter than my wife (but not by a lot). This isn't a reflection of her smarts, I think I am smarter than most people.

"Smarts" was definitely a factor when I decided that my wife was "the one".

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I'd say my wife is much smarter than me in terms of pure brain power. She's taken official (rather than the web ones) IQ tests where she's scored in the 130-140 range.

On the other hand, I'd say I'm more rounded. Not only do I have computer hacker skills, I also possess some serious bo staff skills.

All in all I'd say I liked the fact that she was intelligent and bright when dating her. Dumb chicks are fun for a while but once the novelty wears off it gets old to have a stupid ho around for the long term.

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My wife is a lot smarter than I am. Like, 10X smarter.

One thing that people seem to be confusing is intelligence and personality. When you decide if you like someone or not, its their personality, not their intelligence that you usually like. There is a correlation of course, but there is a defference between intelligence and personality.

I know a lot of very smart women who aren't nearly as fun or interesting as your run of the mill cheerleader type.

Your significant other's intelligence is really only an issue if they are dumb but insist they are smart.

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I think you have to make 500 OOT posts before you're allowed to make a poll. Also, your wife is smarter than you are, isn't she?

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Didn't think so.
Edit: "My wife is obviously smarter"

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wife is smarter, although she did marry me, so she can't be too smart [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img].

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My father used to have a similar saying:
"I may be smarter but she picked me so she obviously has better taste"

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I got the smarts and she got the looks. I kind of like it that way.

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My father used to have a similar saying:
"I may be smarter but she picked me so she obviously has better taste"

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nice! I'd like to think I'm smarter than my wife, but we are probally equal.

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My father used to have a similar saying:
"I may be smarter but she picked me so she obviously has better taste"

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nice! I'd like to think I'm smarter than my wife, but we are probally equal.

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They're generally smart enough to let us think we're smarter whether we are or aren't.

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Your significant other's intelligence is really only an issue if they are dumb but insist they are smart.

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I agree with this. The other thing that will drive me nuts is when a girlfriend refuses to admit when she is wrong about something that I can absolutely prove to her. That's real annoying.

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she'll have both degrees and specialize in pediatric oncology.

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Wow. Smart and guts, too. Being around cancer patient children would be about the hardest job I can think of.

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she'll have both degrees and specialize in pediatric oncology.

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Wow. Smart and guts, too. Being around cancer patient children would be about the hardest job I can think of.

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It is tough. My wife has a good friend who does this. She gets attached to the kids and then they die and it's really hard on her. She says she wouldn't dream of doing anything else, though.

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Also, your wife is smarter than you are, isn't she?

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Yes. I also have a small penis. I use these forums to discuss my inadequacies. Thanks for the poll answer though. You must be smarter than your wife. I can tell already.

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Also, your wife is smarter than you are, isn't she?

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Yes. I also have a small penis. I use these forums to discuss my inadequacies. Thanks for the poll answer though. You must be smarter than your wife. I can tell already.

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Clearly.

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Although I win for brains, she has me beat for intestinal fortitude.

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Granted Tank definitely has more book smarts....he's the only person I know that can make use of the words satiated, ebullient, and efficacies in a general conversation about fruit. However my MA in English puts his BA in Music to shame [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] so much for that NYU Education. My job is also respected a lot more than being a fruit guy! . <font color="purple"> </font> LMAO!!

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I think you have to make 500 OOT posts before you're allowed to make a poll.

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Nope. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

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I'm a lot less smart than my girlfriend. She was like a National Merit Scholarship Finalist and I was like the biggest [censored] slacker ever. Still am.

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I once read a study claiming that a gap of more than 30 IQ points renders conversation and interaction almost useless between two people.

Has anyone seen this?