Dating smarter / not as smart girls...your thoughts

[MrWookie47]

Gee, I'm sure glad this thoughtful post included a poll. I would have missed it otherwise.

Anyway, I know I don't want a girl who's much dumber than me. Talking with chicks who are dumb as a post isn't any fun, or at least, as Emmitt said, the novelty wears off fast. Smarter than me? Eh, I'm not sure. I agree, though, that I want to be in the role of the dominant breadwinner rather than being Mr. Utah. It's something I could deal with if I found the right girl, though. I guess I go for a girl who's a little smarter than me down to a girl who's a fair bit dumber, but there's a definite minimum acceptable value of dumbness.

[Alobar]

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This reminded me of an article by Paglia I read a few weeks ago that said guys consciously date girls in occupations seen as inferior to their own, reclaiming the breadwinner title

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that sounds like something some feminist chick would say.

eff that, Id love to marry some chick who made way more money than me. Hell if she was really loaded, id change my last name to hers. Id gladly be Mr.Britney Spears or whatever.

[asofel]

I'm surprised by the "it doesn't matter" votes...say there were identical twins with one having had an accident and resulting in a 20 point lower IQ, I can't believe some of you wouldn't care...

It looks like I'm in the minority with the 'looking for smarter' option...Intelligence is something I respect and look for in a girl, so why wouldn't i want a lot of it? I'd feel more emasculated if she could beat me up physically than if she happened to be more intelligent.

[Los Feliz Slim]

Dating someone not as smart as you as one thing, because there are other things that can make spending a little time with someone worthwhile. But once you're settling down, I can't imagine doing it with someone who you don't connect with on a deeper intellectual level.

[samjjones]

My thoughts are: why eliminate 98.7% of the prospective date pool?

[Aloysius]

OP - I like smart women, it's one of the main criteria for me when evaluating women. If she is smarter than me, that is OK too.

Xadrez - I always assumed I would be fine with this also (me not being the breadwinner), and was surprised that when my girlfriend started to outearn me (I make a good amount of $ but she really started to rake it in, she's a sitcom writer), I started to feel somewhat threatened. Took me a while to get over it.

Not as Enlightened As Others, But Working On It,
-Al

[shant]

Dating stupid girls is only fun during the times of the day when your penis is inside of them.

[The Truth]

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Dating stupid girls is only fun during the times of the day when your penis is inside of them.

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I like dating like 4 different dumb girls. It is because they are easy to trick.

If I were to marry a girl, I would probably want a generally smart young lady though.


blake

[tdarko]

i don't think occupation or breadwinner title etc. has anything to do with it for me personally. i have dated girls on all levels and i will give my own opinion. (assuming all are pretty)...

the dumb chick: makes you laugh at first b/c you just can't understand how someone could be that dense. then you realize you can actually take advantage of her b/c she is dumb and doesn't realize what is ever going on around her. but then her ignorance get old and you realize you don't want to be in a relationship in which you are taking advantage of someone. it sounds good but its actually not fulfilling and you end up getting out of it b/c you realize you two aren't on the same level.

the really smart chick: initially you are stimulated by her conversation and impressed by what she knows. you love how broad her knowledge is and finally feel like you have found someone that you can go to dinner and talk to during the meal and after the meal. you aren't intimidated by her job, you actually appreciate that she is independant. but then you start to realize that not only does she know everything but she thinks she knows everything and argues way too much. sometimes you wish she was more laid back. in the end you want someone that is smart but not way the [censored] out there.

the smart girl (like you): you realize you have everything in common with this girl and its perfect. she is smart but isn't pretentious. she is independent but she laid back and is willing to debate without argueing (if that makes sense [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]). you found the person on your level.

of course there are really smart girls out there that aren't the way i described, but i have been with a number of them that are...i am generalizing.

[ohnonotthat]

independ(E)nt, not independ(A)nt

arguing, not argu(E)ing

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Not trying to be a nit - my extremely intelligent (and obscenely hot) girlfriend happened by and noticed those two.

I must go now; she has just asked me - in perfect classic Latin - to, ahem, "service" her.

I love it when she does that; I have such difficulty understanding her when she uses Chineese. I'd be [barely] OK if she'd stick to Mandarin but when she switches to Cantoneese it's hopeless.


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P.S. I was going to go with "Greek" for the punchline but there are too many of you with one-track minds.

- Filthy animals . . . I love you all. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]