Men are threatened by intelligent women, study finds

taxslave

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Are we more threatened by the women or the intelligence?



Intelligent women aren't hard to find. I trust.

Try finding a smart one though.

Is she your right hand or your left?

Sock puppet.

I much prefer smart women. Dumb ones might be OK to party with but in the morning when they are stuck for an answer when you ask their name you know the light ain,t shining too bright.
 

Johnnny

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Not me, seriously I take em down no matter what their intelligence quotient is.....

Intelligent women are sometimes intimidated by men they perceive who are better looking than them cause they catch more attention from other females.

Both sexes have their crybabies
 

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At the end of the day, you want a partner that you can talk with because when you're old together it's what you'll be doing.
 

AnnaG

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The study is not a surprise. Most men have fragile egos. Mine knows himself, what he can do and what he cannot, and that gives him self-confidence. And THAT is sexy to me (among other qualities), not fragile egos. And although he is a tradesperson, he is quite well-read and can chat about a lot of things scientific or otherwise. Intelligence is sexy.
Ski, that was really funny. The Beave married to a banker. I am glad I was not sipping my coffee when I read that.
 

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Men are attracted to the idea of dating intelligent women - but don't actually like the reality of it.
Men are threatened by intelligent women, study finds | Science | News | The Independent

It may be that discerning men are put off by one-dimensional intelligence in women.

"The old idea that a person's potential in life can be measured and predicted by a single number - his or her "IQ" score - has lost a great deal of credibility during the last decade or so....Social Intelligence (SI) is the ability to get along well with others, and to get them to cooperate with you."
https://www.karlalbrecht.com/siprofile/siprofiletheory.htm

Having a substantial IQ while lacking emotional/social intelligence can severely impair our ability to connect effectively with others.

"We know that 'We all possess knowledge.' But knowledge puffs up while love builds up." (1 Corinthians 8:1 NIV)
 

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I have never been threatened by an intelligent woman. Oh wait, there was that Quantum Physicist who said she'd kick my *** if I made fun of her slide rule.
 

AnnaG

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It may be that discerning men are put off by one-dimensional intelligence in women.

"The old idea that a person's potential in life can be measured and predicted by a single number - his or her "IQ" score - has lost a great deal of credibility during the last decade or so....Social Intelligence (SI) is the ability to get along well with others, and to get them to cooperate with you."
https://www.karlalbrecht.com/siprofile/siprofiletheory.htm

Having a substantial IQ while lacking emotional/social intelligence can severely impair our ability to connect effectively with others.

"We know that 'We all possess knowledge.' But knowledge puffs up while love builds up." (1 Corinthians 8:1 NIV)
Just under the title in the article it says, "The yet-to-be-released study reports that men 'showed less attraction toward women who outsmarted them'". If all the women had were high IQs and were not socially intelligent, they would not have had decent assessments from the men to begin with.
 

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The study is not a surprise. Most men have fragile egos. Mine knows himself, what he can do and what he cannot, and that gives him self-confidence. And THAT is sexy to me (among other qualities), not fragile egos. And although he is a tradesperson, he is quite well-read and can chat about a lot of things scientific or otherwise. Intelligence is sexy.
Ski, that was really funny. The Beave married to a banker. I am glad I was not sipping my coffee when I read that.
Nothing wrong with being a trades person. That does not necessarily mean anything other than your livelihood. People that provide needful services are the salt of the earth,
 

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Nothing wrong with being a trades person. That does not necessarily mean anything other than your livelihood. People that provide needful services are the salt of the earth,

So many people think people should be defined by their occupation! Maybe that's alright- I'm more for people being defined by generosity, thoughtfulness and kindness.
 

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I have never been threatened by an intelligent woman. Oh wait, there was that Quantum Physicist who said she'd kick my *** if I made fun of her slide rule.
There is a word that is used for men who are attracted to intelligent women I just can't remember it off hand. I guess if I were fortunate enough in my youth to meet a Lady who was smart, I'd fit into that classification.
 

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I am comfortable in my own skin now threatened by intelligent women
My wife very intelligent a daughter who lives with us at the moment a
very intelligent woman and my book publish who is also a very smart
lady.

I get two phrases of advice from my wife "You can't do that"
From my publisher "Freddy you don't want to do that"

See good advice what more do you need

The people in parts of the world that dominate women have already
proven they are incompetent by their action let alone their verbal
ignorance.
 

AnnaG

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There is a word that is used for men who are attracted to intelligent women I just can't remember it off hand. I guess if I were fortunate enough in my youth to meet a Lady who was smart, I'd fit into that classification.
"Wise" might be the word. lol
 

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"Wise" might be the word. lol
I believe the word is "Sapiosexual". Although sexuality doesn't seem to me to be an important part of that mindset. Hard to find a word to describe the feeling. Anyway that is the word.

I believe the word is "Sapiosexual". Although sexuality doesn't seem to me to be an important part of that mindset. Hard to find a word to describe the feeling. Anyway that is the word.
It's like when you are a kid who has not reached puberty. You are attracted to someone who you admire not only for the way they look, but also ,and more so, for how smart they are. Hard to explain or put into words.