<p>almost all of the smarties at my school party. a lot. but, hey, that’s not unusual for where I live.</p>
<p>girls who are successful and popular are quite intimidating. and its not just from first glance either.</p>
<p>its the thought of having to be with them after. you’ll be scrutinized all the time by other people because you’re they’re significant other but you’re not as perfect. thus, nobody goes for them, and rightfully so.</p>
<p>So why do many smart boys reject smart girls? The top ranked guys at our school are all single. And why do some stupid jerks fall for smart girls?</p>
<p>Lol I don’t mean to generalize, but from what I’ve seen it seems that most of the top students have very high standards for the significant other and I suppose that’s intimidating as well.</p>
<p>It’s the rule of science. Opposites attract so the smart people always fall for the dangerous and gangster type</p>
<p>Lately, I’ve been seeing smart girls with pathetic guys… or guys that people wouldn’t normally see them with. Not specifically gangster or stupid just the opposite. I believe that maybe the smart, beautiful girl is supposed to be with them to teach them more about life and help them grow as a person. While the guy will help the girl to be a better person as well and to have fun in life. So there is always a reason. If you ask any smart guy or girl why they’re with that person, they’ll tell you good reasons… (hopefully)</p>
<p>Haha, if the calc 3 class at my school were a family, it’d be incestuous.</p>
<p>Smart kids date, for sure.</p>
<p>Umm…I’m val, I find that I’d have to balance things out or go crazy</p>
<p>“the rule of science. Opposites attract so the smart people always fall for the dangerous and gangster type”</p>
<p>Not sure if you were joking. But in psychology/sociology you learn opps do not attract.</p>
<p>Aspen’s is right. I got that one wrong on the midterm.</p>
<p>Agree with Aspen.</p>
<p>I’m val and I think that if I don’t find some off time with my gf (I’ve been dating her for two years now) every once in awhile, I may just go crazy. Months after weeks after days of schoolwork is not appealing when you don’t have a significant other =p hehe.</p>
<p>And I don’t think smart people fall for the dangerous type…my gf’s pretty normal and even more conservative in social values than I am.</p>
<p>In my school, most of the really smart girls are not pretty ( I am sorry to say but this is true of me too :eek:)
But these girls usually get cute boyfriends in summer camps and stuff…
From personal experience, opposites do attract</p>
<p>Naidu–Umm…for longer term relationships opps usually don’t. If you want something fo rlike two yrs+ that is. Opposites attract as in…guys are attracted to girls. Not personality wise…look at why ppl divorce. I mean any guy I like shares the same values and same goals in life as me. I cannot like a guy that wants nothing more than his next joint…that’s not oen of my values. Simple enough.</p>
<p>That whole smart girls are not pretty thing is so STUPID. Your attractiveness does not correlate with your mind. I’m discussing your statement on pretty–hence beauty. I mean honestly…I have to say that I’m really picky abotu who is pretty, but I’ve seen some of the most beautiful girls at conferences like HOBY or Senior Val Hike (state thing).</p>
<p>Now if you’re discussing how hot a girl is…there may be a difference. Hot implies sexual appeal as well as looks. Generally a hot female may not be beautiful but she has a nice body.</p>
<p>Oasis–Smart people don’t fall for the dangerous type…</p>
<p>Smart people may just be more mature, you know? Past that hs scene.</p>
<p>In my school, there is a smart girl and she been with a guy for 4 years -> they are total opposites
- refutes your theory, now doesn’t it?
BTW by pretty I meant the kind of girl that most guys would fall for -> not just hot or pretty; there are some girls that are neither but guys still fall for them because of their charisma</p>
<p>"In my school, there is a smart girl and she been with a guy for 4 years -> they are total opposites
- refutes your theory, now doesn’t it? "</p>
<p>No. that’s an exception. It’s not like it’s my theory. It’s been proven. Ask any sociologist or psychologist.</p>
<p>I am not big into dating but when we did have this discussion in class most of the class agreed that opposites do attract -> even the teacher</p>
<p>All of the top 10% kids at my school are the insanely popular, prom court, jockish, “lets go get drunk after the football game” type. I can think of one girl who does all of this except drink, and another girl who doesn’t do any of those. The rest, I swear, there is <em>no</em> exception except my twin sister, who is val, and me. Consequently they’re all hooked up, or just do hook ups at parties. </p>
<p>But the same thing happens at my school, if a girl <em>shows</em> that she’s incredibly intelligent at school, they automatically assume she does nothing but study. I always have people who ask me if after I get home after school I go straight to my room and read untill school resumes the next day. I most certainly do not!</p>
<p>“most of the class agreed that opposites do attract -> even the teacher”</p>
<p>That’s popular opinon and a great myth. Take any college course or ask a prof…look at recorded fact from studies…</p>
<p>Hemingway—I hate it when ppl assume you read in your room…it shows their ignorance…and hey it’s more fun to be mysterious anyway</p>
<p>haha i’m definitely the “nerd” of my group of friends, but we’re kind of the group of girls that everyone knows. but like i’m involved in everything and everyone knows it. i was on homecoming court and that good stuff. i dont have a boyfriend right now, but i’ve definitely dated like almost every guy in my grade at my school, and the school across town, and the private catholic school. last year i was student body vp, this year i’m parliamentarian, and i’m president of our volunteer club. i dont think guys think i’m intimidating?? there are just no guys here that are interesting enough…haha i’m a horrible person, oh well. i’ll be gone soon, hopefully</p>
<p>Do you know of any overachievers who have lives?</p>
<p>hell yes??</p>
<p>My best friend and I are the perfect examples of that. I applied early to Penn, her to Yale, and we party it up every weekend without fail unless we have some other commitments going on. But yea, I do find it hard to date in high school. My friend and I both typically date guys who are either in or have graduated from college because the guys at our high school really want nothing to do with us. </p>
<p>Funny thing, and I know it’s an online forum blahblahblah, so you don’t have to take my word for it, but I know both my friend and I are very good looking. Whenever we meet guys outside our high school (at better parties lol) they’re practically falling all over themselves for us, but I haven’t had a boyfriend my age since I was 15. The guys that know us as ivyleague overachievers show absolutely no interest in us. So ehn, what’s a girl supposed to do? The HS guys I know are too easily intimdated dull and inexperienced… So I’ve moved on to bigger and greener pastures–namely older guys-- because it’s hard to find guys my age right now who are secure enough to not play into gender role/semi-misogynistic crap.</p>