Have you ever dated someone smarter than you? What is it like?

Get_married wrote:

They are grammar nazi's to make themselves feel better because they truly have low self-esteem.

In English we don't form plurals with apostrophes. You were after "nazis" and not "nazi's."

By the way, my self-esteem is fine and I'm married.

PS--To anyone noticing the lack of a capital "N": A grammar nazi (often seen as the single word "grammarnazi") is almost never an *actual* Nazi.

I don't think I'd want to date a woman who is as dumb as I am.

asdfasdfa wrote:

Hellsbellz wrote:

I find the smartest people I know are the ones who realize there are limits to their knowledge and expertise. I've dated a couple of highly intelligent and accomplished people only to find them absolute boors since they believed their expertise in their particular field entitled them to pontificate upon a variety of subjects of which they know little, if anything. The smartest people are the ones who realize that there are many other smart people in the world and we all can learn from each other. I married a very smart (PhD) but humble person who is a delightful conversationalist. She makes you feel like you are the most interesting person she's ever met no matter what your background.

There are dumb people who believe that their expertise allows them to pontificate on numerous topics also. It has nothing to do with IQ.

Yes, I am sure they exist all along the IQ strata. I never denied that. Your comment is a logical fallacy.

intelligence has always been a wonky thing for me. did terribly in school, was held back, discipline problems, could barely score 1100 on SAT yet wound up with low 150s on stanford binet and Weschler ?? went thru years of drug problems, rehab, drugs, rehab, family 'interventions' (most my fam is malcontent alkies, so, uhh, yeaa...) anyway, finally found some semblance of normalcy in my mid 30s and started making something of myself. doin okay now. dated and hooked up with plenty of ppl I thought were smarter than me (tho for years I vacillated beteen thinking I was an utter moron and the interdimensional genius of all time ;)

I think a lotta ppl here are saying whats intellectual and pseudo-intellectual and whats intelligent. obviously they arent mutually excsluve, and the people I hold in high regard in terms of brains are often the most aware of how little they really know. in my experience it's the smart but not genius level ones who brown-nosed, totally dived into academia and have warped egos (ie; constanlty remind you of brain power an dmoral superiority). the truly splendidly gifted minds are the ones that don't have to flex it - you just know it. at least in my experience

brava wrote:

I don't think I'd want to date a woman who is as dumb as I am.

+1 This poster gets it. A thread like this triggers a number of brag or humble-brag type posts. This satirical post is directly contrary to that and effectively highlights the self aggrandizement of the other posters.

(Or the poster just wanted to be funny - still a +1)

The correct phrase is "... smarter than I..."

Selfaggrandize

No, just useful experience

These days there is no guidance

Just lots of garbage

All women are smarter than men.

There are a few things you should learn to say in order to have a successful relationship.

"You are right, dear."

If she doesn't buy that then you say...

"I was wrong and you are right."

Sometimes you must go a little further.

"I was wrong, you are right, I love you."

If that doesn't work then you need to buy flowers or/and jewelry.

Im single and I masturbate heavily... Where do I fit in?

xgfhfh wrote:

anonymous guy wrote:

With perspective, I'm not sure what level of intelligence I'd really prefer. I dated a girl for a short period about a year ago who wasn't an idiot but who hadn't even made it through college either who I felt extremely happy with.

Going to college, not going to college, or not yet making it through college has nothing to do with someone's level of intelligence or smarts. Going to college is a goal, a means to a goal, or the result of peer pressure from friends and family.

Incorrect. Highest level of education completed is correlated with intelligence. That does not mean there aren't smart people without college degrees, but there is a correlation. A person with an IQ of 90 cannot become an MD.

I have dated many women.

All women are smart.

Probably I have dated a number who are smarter than me.

My d1ck doesn't atrophy because a female has a bigger brain.

It gets harder..muuuch harder.

Smart women - meaning almost all women - love this.

And that's how I know, I too am smart.

QED.