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| Are women intimidated by men that are more intelligent then them
Posted: 2/4/2005 3:34:20 AM | Never been intimidated by a man more intelligent then me cause i have never found one lol
and if i had the choice of being on a island with a man who was intelligent or a man who could find food water and build a shelter well i am guessing he man all the way everyone has gifts that they excell in | |
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Missy
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Joined: 1/29/2005
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| Are women intimidated by men that are more intelligent then them
Posted: 2/4/2005 7:16:05 AM | What I mean by asserting my intelligence is that I hold an intelligent conversation without acting like I am an idiot that needs somebody to teach me how to survive and understand the world around me. Or having philosophical conversations and making valid arguments for my beliefs.
On some occasions I have had girlfriends that try to manipulate me or be sneaking thinking that I don't know what's going on. And when I confront them they get angry, so I stopped doing that, and then they try to reveal it to me in an attempt to either hurt me or make me angry, but when I tell them I knew what was going on all along they seem to have trouble dealing with things like that.
Part of the problem may be that I have trouble holding pointless casual conversation, I don't speak unless I have something to say. When I have conversations I like to talk about intelligent serious topics and maybe they can't handle being so intense all of the time. | |
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| Are women intimidated by men that are more intelligent then them
Posted: 2/4/2005 8:06:22 AM | I have never been intimidated by intellect...i've been attracted by it. I have always thought of a people with greater strengths than me to be a learning experience. I also haven't experienced it in the opposite.....but then I don't think I've ever been condescending about my intellectual capacity......and tend to look hard to find and accept the different strengths that are unique to each individual.
What I did find was that capability is a big threat to some men. I was lucky enough to be raised without traditional gender barriers. I can do my own tune-up, change my own oil.....hang my own dry wall, and patch my own roof. It becomes a real problem for some men when your abilities in traditionally male activites outstrip their own. I avoid spending time with people who are insecure enough to resent me for my abilities. | |
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| Are women intimidated by men that are more intelligent then them
Posted: 2/4/2005 8:29:20 AM | I heard a joke a while back that fits this discussion.
Q: How do you know that woman are smarter than men?
A: Have you ever seen an intellegent woman date a stupid man?
For myself, it's important to me that the woman I date are intellegent. It may be different than the way I'm intellegent. But I think any mate your with is an opportunity to grow and learn. Actually, I think this is important to any relationship, whether it's a friend, lover, whatever. My two closest friends are very bright and we're all on par with each other -- but in different ways. But those differences complement each other and allow us to gain insights that we may not otherwise have. Self-awareness is also important. I think the ability to look at one's self objectively (or as objectively as possible) and make mid-course corrections is an invaluable quality to have.
To Pandy's point, one should not resent others for their abilities and understand that we each bring certain things to the table that can be valuable. | |
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| Are women intimidated by men that are more intelligent then them
Posted: 2/4/2005 8:41:12 AM | Thank-you pandora for answering my question without resorting to immature name calling or otherwise.
What you are saying about fixing cars is what I am saying with women, because my appearance I admit, alot of women assume that I am just dumb male who is lead around by his penis. With the obvious exception that it is realms other than auto mechanics. | |
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| Are women intimidated by men that are more intelligent then them
Posted: 2/4/2005 10:37:19 AM | The answer is that intelligent women are looking for intelligent men because when old and bald and wrinkled and toothless you can still get a good conversation out of him.
Intimidated - No way
The only woman I know who stays away from intelligent men is always looking for someone so stupid that he won't quickly catch on to her bad behavior | |
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| Are women intimidated by men that are more intelligent then them
Posted: 2/4/2005 10:39:29 AM | men do well in math and women do well in english, it has something to do with the difference in the sexes and the use of our right and left cerebral hemispheres.
I sucked at math.The only math I did well in was Geometry which I noticed very few girls liked or could grasp.I loved it.Geometry is nothing but simple logic,no pesky arthmetic,just facts and reason.I also did well in History and English Lit. | |
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| Are women intimidated by men that are more intelligent then them
Posted: 2/4/2005 12:04:05 PM | | Intelligence is subjective. There are many facets of intelligence. Even if I might be classified as "smarter" in one aspect doesn't mean she isn't "smarter" in others. Besides many people don't keep a running score of who's the most intelligent. If it's really lopsided- that's another story. I consider being quick-witted every bit as much a sign of intelligence as other more standard definitions. | |
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| Are women intimidated by men that are more intelligent then them
Posted: 2/4/2005 7:28:28 PM | NEVER!!! I WOULD LOVE A MAN SMARTER THAN ME!!
What I hate is stupid men! No converstion....nothing smart 2 say!! I would much rather have a man that can teach me a few things about life or whatever!! But a man that flaps his jaw with nothing smart to say is a waste of my time | |
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| Are women intimidated by men that are more intelligent then them
Posted: 2/4/2005 11:48:07 PM | eccentric,from my understanding.....your failure with women is due to your inteligence........i dont think so,your using your inteligence as a scape goat.maybe charm and appearence is low,and you try and make up for the skills you lack ,and focus on inteligence.my best advice for you is to enroll in charm school,shower ,shave,get a hair cut,buy some nice clothes...from L.L BEAN, BANNANA REPUBLIC,GAP, or buy a suit,or a traditional brown sports coat with the patches on the elbows.go to a spa ,and get waxed,manicure,petty cure,clip your nose hairs,..ya know the works.just try it for awhile,and see the results,WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE?THEN REPORT BACK TO ME WITH THE RESULTS.TRUST ME ON THIS ONE,I AM NOT LEADING YOU IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.                  | |
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