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GUYS: Yes, I prefer a girl of lower intelligence so she will not be as hard to please as the smart ones
GUYS: No, I want a highly intelligent smart successful girl
Yes, I am fine with girlfriends of low intelligence, it doesn't make any difference to me
No, I prefer to have smart successful girlfriends
Her intellegence doesn't matter to me as long as we connect in other ways
OTHER, see my comments below, or just open the "Low Intelligence" Survey
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Guys do you prefer girls that appear to be of lower intelligence or do you only want the smart successful ones? Girls, how about for a friend?
I don't believe men usually care about their girl being successful. You paired your questions up in a way, that you can't exactly isolate specifically, if guys want to date a successful woman, or a smart woman. I believe guys have chosen that answer, mostly for the "smart" part, not the "successful" part.
I chose dumb/less difficult to please, because, why would I want to make things more difficult, and have to work even harder to reach her standards? Women already usually have high standards as is, the more successful a woman is, the more successful she'll expect her man to be, and thus, the smaller pool of potential male partners. I've never cared about a girl's success, especially as I know it'll only make me look worse to other people, and maybe make her question why she's with me. That said, I also don't want to date someone who's dumb as hell either.
In the end, I suppose their intelligence is mostly inconsequential to me, so long as they're not too stupid, and not comparable to being the next Isaac Newton.
@AnimeLOVE Ahaha, I think you're trolling me, but I can't tell for sure 😅. No, I didn't call anyone stupid, I don't have a girlfriend, and if I did, I wasn't saying that I want to, or would only date a dumb girl. I was saying if I had to choose from the options above, I'd choose "dumb/less difficult to please," because it feels less stressful, and dating a girl who's very intelligent/successful would put me in a position where I'd be forced to compete with her, to stay in the relationship. Women very rarely date down, they'll typically only date up, or across, economically. I also say at the end, that intelligence in the end, really doesn't matter too much to me, as long as she isn't "too stupid, and not comparable to being the next Isaac Newton."
I'd ideally want a smart one, but I've almost never met any intelligent women in my entire life, let alone other intelligent people in general. I know two smart women on this site (who I won't name, cause it'll offend all the others if I do), and three smart guys and that's it. Intelligent people are a rarity, but idiots whi think they're smart are like blondes in California.
So I don't know how to answer this; should I say what I want, or what I realistically would expect from a woman? I guess I'll vote for B, not that being good at math makes you smart. (My easiest way to judge intelligence quickly is to ask them about politics. If they don't say something along the lines of "both sides are 99% full of idiots," then they're probably a dum-dum themselves like most human beings.)
Some say they don't make blonde jokes for nothing, but that doesn't mean we are all that dumb. We all know that very few are.
But I do have to admit that although I can figure most things out, there are times when I have to confess that some things just over my head :)
Here is a blonde joke myTake that I posted a while back, although it is a little risque, so pass if you prefer or don't have time, and thank you for your reply Ms Anna :) ...
Intelligence is not one of the first things that a man looks for in a woman. It does matter in a sense that one is not gullible and won't be easily fooled. But just because a woman is intelligent, doesn't necessarily mean that she is 'highly successful' career wise. Plenty of very intelligent women who prioritize family over a career.
Because reality is, unlike women, men do not care about a woman's career unless he is a momma's boy with no backbone to go out and be the provider, so he needs a woman to mommy him with that. The mistake women make is that just because they want a successful & intelligent man, they think men want that in a woman. That is far from the truth. Men prioritize a girl with values, is young, is willing to take care of him, is beautiful and has qualities that make her an ideal person to become a mother. Something that sadly not a lot of 'career woman' nowadays possess. They think that bringing bread wins a man's heart, while that's not it. Despite the fact that you can still have a career and use the feminine qualities of being a 'wifey material'. My girlfriend is living proof of that. She is intelligent, has a full-time job, yet possess the healthy qualities of a stay-at-home wife.
So by "intelligent" you mean a career woman who doesn't know how to be a partner, then no thank you. I would choose a lesser intelligent woman with a good personality and relationship values. Thankfully, I don't have to choose between the two.
She doesn’t have to be a genius but intelligent enough to hold a conversation with me and understand what the fuck my dumb ass is talking about. Lol as you can tell I can talk lol Her personality and Looks is what really matters to me and her understanding of what it means to be in a relationship and her moral values would determine whether I would want to be in a relationship with her or not , Just because a girl is attractive on the outside it doesn’t mean she is attractive on the inside so that plays a big factor for me when determining if I want to go any further with a girl
I voted "E" - raw intelligence is appreciated but not a requirement - other things like attitude and morals & values are more important. Yes, there's a limit - I probably couldn't date a girl with a 60 IQ, but I definitely don't need her to be 130+ either. Somewhere in the average range is perfectly fine. And intelligence can't make up for a bad attitude or a lack of morals.
I'd take a sweet, happy girl with an 80 IQ over a sour, angry, negative girl with a 120 IQ every day of the week.
Smart and Successful if I'm looking for a serious relationship... for a fling or fun it's less important. Takes all kinds to make the world go round I suppose. But honestly, I'm no super genius but even when I'm with someone in the 120/avg IQ bracket I feel guilty, it's like dating a sheep or someone not of full capacity... I don't have nefarious goals but my gosh, if I did I could lead these poor fools off a cliff and convince them they could fly if only they flapped their arms hard enough on the way down. All I can say is turn on the news, Public education has failed us.
I've always said that I'd like a girl that smart enough to teach me stuff but "dumb" enough that I can teach her stuff. There''s lots of stuff I know that she doesn't, but would be interested in learning and stuff that I don't know that I'd be interested in learning. I actually had that with Madame Ex but, the little mini-bitch got greedy and wanted a guy with more money... whom she left a year after she started seeing him!! What a loser!! Too bad I wasted 10 years of my life with that one!!
I would NOT want to be around anyone , gender regardless , that was university / college indoctrinated and beleived just because they have a couple of Andrex degrees in some useless pseudo social " science " subjects , they strongly believe they know everything & are highly intelligent. When all they are is indoctrinated. Always lefties... that the best part of ended up as a brown stain on their mothers mattresses.
Give me a woman with an effective BS radar that sees through propaganda & BS , that is generally capable of intelligent conversation about deeper subjects and issues. " Small talk " & inane , shallow chit-chat bores me shitless. Smart with the now uncommon , common sense.
Define "successful". I don't want career oriented women. Career oriented women don't put family first. How can you have children with a woman who won't put her family first? They're also busy, so they have no time for you or kids, and they compete with you, which is just frustrating. I compete with men all day at work. I don't need to come home to that. I don't want a husband. I want a wife.
This reminds me of a girl who pranked her boyfriend by giving him a thick book and shot him with a magnum thinking the book would stop the bullet.
Idc if the girl is successful or not but definitely intelligent, for me definition for intelligent or smart is a person who has the ability to think properly, react properly, act properly and so on, not necessary to be able to solve complex problems.
Suppose I fall into the doesn't matter category, I'm at the stage where mutual attraction and no current kids are the only major lines. I'd prefer a deep connection and someone around my intelligence level, but I'd be fine if she were smarter (also see more successful/earns more etc) than me or vice versa. As long as there's something that can be seen as a foundation for a relationship then I'd work with whatever else to make it work as best I can.
The girl in the second picture below the video has a really cute face. :) Anyways, I want an intelligent girlfriend. How else am I supposed to enjoy strategy games with her like Stratego, Clash of the Cards, etc. It wouldn't be any fun if she was dumb and always lost.
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Anonymous
(30-35)
+1 y
Smart girls don't really like smart guys, they always go for hot guys. As I am in academia, I have seen this my whole life. I went for the smart not so high maintenance, not a prettiest-looking girl but she is only interested in dating the hot guys with already multiple girlfriends. I have gone for not so smart not so pretty girls too but they too never wanted me. This happened in both school, college, university. Earlier I had a boundary of not dating not-so-smart girls. Now it doesn't matter as long she wants me. Plus smart girls, in general, tend out to be ruder and show-offs than smart guys, as they are competing in a male-dominated field.
If I can't have a normal conversation with a girl, even the sex will be a disaster. Bc if she has just 2 convolutions I won't be able to get to know her and later when it comes to sex, I won't know what she likes and how she likes it, which means she's not gonna enjoy it and neither will I. In order to have a normal conversation with a girl on any topic, she must be intelligent. The smarter than me she is - the better and therefore the more attractive to me. :D
Depends on your definition of intelligence. I prefer people that have common and horse sense. Someone that could survive without modern conveniences and could change a flat tire if needed. I have seen a lot of highly educated people that have wasted a lot of money to get smart!
I prefer an intelligent woman. A woman of low intelligence is only good for one thing. I like a woman who excels at that "thing" but who can also carry on a conversation and contribute more than sex to our lives together.
I prefer a smart, beautiful, kind-hearted woman, cooks well, earns well, is talented, hears her husband or her friend's voice, funny, sex champion, athlete, knows how to fix the car, fix things at home, garden the garden, loves friends and that's just the beginning 😂😂😂
My personality just cannot handle stupid people. I want a partner that is intelligent. She does not have to be successful but she does need to have a brain and be able to use it. Nothing worse then trying to have a good conversation with dumb people. I want a partner that challenges me intellectually and I have found that person.
When I was in HS, I fell for this STUNNING brunette and a GORGEOUS blonde started following me around. As soon as I talked to them, it became apparent how dim their bulbs were and I lost TOTAL interest in both.
My Ex was a chemical engineer with an MBA; a PhD & 2 patents.
I have found that a lot of men do not want an equal partner, they want someone who makes them feel superior. They want to be in control and be in power over, which is easier do to if that partner is smaller, weaker, and less intelligent.
Funny thing is you've mentioned exactly what WOMEN want in a man.
Women are the ones who don't want an equal partner. They want a partner who they can look up to. Hence why highly educated women always tend to seek out highly educated men, and more preferenbly a man who is even higher in education or income.
"They want to be in control and be in power over," - Another projection. The thing is that this is something WOMEN want. They want a man who is in control, dominant and "hard as a rock" as they say in slavic countries. The only reason men 'want' to become that which you mention is because WOMEN have put those standards. So in order for a man to score a woman, he would 'want' to
Why do you think women want taller guys? So they can feel "small" and "protected".
I can give you an example: Men want to be tall. Not because they oh so want to be tall. It's because WOMEN like tall men. Why do you think so many guys go to the gym and try to build muscle? Because they want to be sexually appealing to women. Sure many do it for health, but I can say at least 2/3 of men in the gym do it for the looks.
I remember a female content creator who's main audience are women and she said a very factual thing:
"Men become insecure when they cannot live up to the standards and wants of women".
Sadly, I forgot her name...
So with all this being said it's not because men don't want an equal partner to be superior as you claim, it's because women are the ones who want them to be superior because that's what attracts a woman. You know where "equal" gets a man? The friendzone.
Intelligence and success doesn't matter to me, as long as we are compatible in other ways. I need good and stimulating conversation, but that doesn't always come from highly educated careerwomen. I care way more that she's happy than what her takehome is.
I want a woman that I can talk to with ease, so she has to be intelligent enough to understand me and culturally literate so I don’t have to keep explaining myself.
I definitely prefer women who I'm physically attracted to that are also smart. I've dated a few women very briefly that were attractive, but not so bright and having conversations about anything was painful so we didn't date too long.
Wow that 3rd girl in the white long sleeve top has huge boobs! Wait what was the question 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
I want a woman that isn't dumb and I don't care what her job is. Doesn't matter how much money she makes, as long as she has a job.
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Anonymous
(18-24)
+1 y
Intelligence level does not matter too much, as long as she has enough to know not to harm others or put them in danger. What's more important is if she is a good enough person inside.
If a woman manages to be happy in life and knows how to take care of herself instead of depending on me for everything, she is successful in my book.
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Anonymous
(25-29)
+1 y
I think it's important to have similar levels of intellegance there are many form of that Tho. As without having that similar level it could almost encourage a sense of superiority in the smarter one. And also seeing someone who maybe not very bright I feel wouldn't be good as it wouldn't be easy to have discussions about things and talk and other interested may not match. Also it could be frustrating at times likewise if a one is smarter.
Definitely the most successful. Someone with a high drive in life. Goal orientated, never gives up, works out, discipline, manners. When I was much younger I didn’t care because all I wanted was to cum. Still, I have standards.
She has to have enough common sense and street smarts to keep herself safe and out of trouble and be intelligent. Financial success doesn't mean much to me.
That's got to be the funniest thing I've seen this week! Also, I voted E. Obviously everything else equal, smarter is better but it's not really a quality of primary importance.
That is one thing we may have that we can't do much about, and that's lack of brains. Yet when I was in school kids knew who the not so bright kids were and yes, some were made fun of. I'm also sure most regret it and if we only knew then what we know now we would never have done it.
I'd much prefer the intelligent girl. What use could I have for some vapid idiot, however pretty? What would she be good for? Besides, the mind can reach places the body can't.
Intelligence is a very subjective trait so i don't think how it could be judged. If she looks smart enough to me then it's great. But i don't want an arrogant bitch who thinks she's the most intelligent in the world
@laurieluvsit All I care about is whether a woman I'm dating has a pleasant demeanor, gets along with my friend easily, & emotionally & mentally stable.
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Anonymous
(30-35)
+1 y
I prefer girls of lower intelligence but not for the resson you stated in that poll option.
And to be clear, "resson" was a typo. I meant "reason."
I like girls of lower intelligence because I find great enjoyment in taking care of my romantic interest. I like to help them, care for them, and make their life better. Intelligent women tend to be much more independent. I simply wouldn't feel fulfilled in a relationship like that. The more needy, delicate, and helpless she is, the more I'd love her (though I'm sure there's a limit). My appeal for lesser-intellgence isn't because tgey're easier to please, like you indicated in that option.
I prefer neither to be honest. I like someone who's 100% themselves. Not acting or pretentious. And more to the point i prefer women to girls. They tend to have matured. Lol litral in every sense
Does it really matter? Book smart or intelligence from life experiences? Both can learn from each other. The real problem would be when ne thinks they are superior to the other. That I have had to deal with and it is no fun.
Her intellegence doesn't matter to me as long as we connect in other ways
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Anonymous
(45 Plus)
+1 y
It's more about how loving and caring she is. I think successful women don't date down, so lots of guys would be left out anyways. I don't judge girls on their intelligence, I have a degree, and other things, she doesn't have to have all that.
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