Trying my hand at one of these "who ya got" threads. Now with more gender-inclusiveness!
Some folks like to be with people who are smarter than they are, in hopes that that someone will bring out the best in their own intellect and make them smarter (I suppose. Can't say as I've been in this position myself, since a woman who's demonstrably smarter than me I tend to find intimidating and "out of my league".)
Other folks like to be with someone who's dumb as a sack of hammers but sweet as a bag of confectioner's sugar with a honey glaze and a candy coating. I fall into this category---in fact, I get along very well with the kinds of women who fall into the category previously mentioned. What can I say---if she's the type who makes up for a lack of intelligence with an abundance of "girlfriend features" (sexual, domestic, moral, or otherwise) I tend to fall hard. I'm naturally dominant---those sorts of girls tend to be naturally submissive.
And finally, there are the worthy adversaries---women who match me step for step, who never fall too far behind or get too far ahead. I call such women "friends", but curiously rarely get physically involved with them. I tend not to want to lose such women out of my life, since they're rare and valued (dumb chicks are a dime a dozen, but smart women? Priceless.) Sometimes, however, this causes problems when those bright women, happy to have a sparring partner of their own, get interested in me and I'm the one pulling the "don't want to ruin the friendship" card out (gender reversal!)
I'm not sure I want to know what it says about me that what I basically tell such women is "you don't want to date me, you're better than that" when it's all boiled down to its essence.
For Discussion! So, do you like your partners smarter, less smart, or about the same as your own intellectual level? And why? Discuss.
Some folks like to be with people who are smarter than they are, in hopes that that someone will bring out the best in their own intellect and make them smarter (I suppose. Can't say as I've been in this position myself, since a woman who's demonstrably smarter than me I tend to find intimidating and "out of my league".)
Other folks like to be with someone who's dumb as a sack of hammers but sweet as a bag of confectioner's sugar with a honey glaze and a candy coating. I fall into this category---in fact, I get along very well with the kinds of women who fall into the category previously mentioned. What can I say---if she's the type who makes up for a lack of intelligence with an abundance of "girlfriend features" (sexual, domestic, moral, or otherwise) I tend to fall hard. I'm naturally dominant---those sorts of girls tend to be naturally submissive.
And finally, there are the worthy adversaries---women who match me step for step, who never fall too far behind or get too far ahead. I call such women "friends", but curiously rarely get physically involved with them. I tend not to want to lose such women out of my life, since they're rare and valued (dumb chicks are a dime a dozen, but smart women? Priceless.) Sometimes, however, this causes problems when those bright women, happy to have a sparring partner of their own, get interested in me and I'm the one pulling the "don't want to ruin the friendship" card out (gender reversal!)
I'm not sure I want to know what it says about me that what I basically tell such women is "you don't want to date me, you're better than that" when it's all boiled down to its essence.
For Discussion! So, do you like your partners smarter, less smart, or about the same as your own intellectual level? And why? Discuss.
