<p>The egos of individuals tend to cause an over-estimation of intellectual ability, and to underestimate (sometimes drastic) under-estimation of the abilities of others.</p>
<p>Way to get around that?</p>
<p>Get to know people better before you brush people off.</p>
<p>i wouldn’t date someone stupier than me. sorry</p>
<p>Intelligence is like personality; you’re basically born with it but if you really want to then you can change it to an extent. So to the person that said it’s like racial hate to hate stupid people, not exactly. Race is entirely genetic and it’s a pretty arbitrary way to judge somebody, but intelligence is neither of those things. </p>
<p>That said, I would date someone who wasn’t as smart as me, but my ideal guy is at least as intelligent as I am.</p>
<p>I don’t really think of how people compare to me with intelligence- so I couldn’t say if all the guys I know are smarter than me or not, but meh.</p>
<p>Most of the guys I’ve been attracted to have been intelligent. The ‘best’ one has been the most intelligent, but his intelligence isn’t the only factor. He’s hilarious, and he’s the nicest guy I’ve ever met. Those two elements of his personality play into it more than his intelligence. </p>
<p>I basically have to have at least SOME intelligence (maybe not as smart as me, but I don’t like to compare everyone to me, so I can never be really sure). Sense of humor and niceness are a big thing too- if I can’t talk and laugh with him and if he’s not nice to most people, then it probably wouldn’t last with us.</p>
<p>A guy that wasn’t intelligent at all tried to date me once… he was gorgeous but we couldn’t talk at all, so it was completely useless. He wasn’t even really that funny.</p>
<p>no body is smarter than me so i have to settle for less…
jk jk jk!
i think its important that they have a good amount of intelligence, or atleast street smarts, but personality is the most important besides looks lol</p>
<p>Not anyone that I couldn’t carry conversations of substance with. Everyone measures intelligence differently, but if I can’t have real talks with 'em…not happening.</p>
<p>I have to say though… if you’re a high achiever, dating someone smarter than you can be frustrating XD</p>
<p>^i love Pi too !</p>
<p>Dating somebody smarter than me would absolutely NOT be frustrating! Well, unless they were miles and miles smarter than me but that would cause issues of which being jealous of their achievement would be the least…</p>
<p>I can see competing with a best friend academically and in other things but not really with a boyfriend.</p>
<p>I think that smart people tend to be funnier. They can make intelligent jokes, not just dumb humor. Then again, it might be nice to be with someone who you DON’T constantly talk about school stuff with.</p>
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<p>Are you sure personality is like that?</p>
<p>Of course I could. I need a certain level of intelligence, but as long as the guy is passionate about something and is capable of carrying out an interesting conversation with me, I could care less about whether or not he can integrate.</p>
<p>Would I date somebody who is not as smart as me? </p>
<p>That sets the bar pretty low…</p>
<p>15/f. i don’t mind if the boy is not as smart, as long as he can hold a decent conversation. the problem is getting a boy willing to date a girl smarter than him. so no, i wouldn’t date someone who isn’t as smart as me.</p>
<p>I’m a guy, I would date a girl who wasn’t as intelligent as me, but I would never date anyone who wasn’t good at something. Let me rephrase, I wouldn’t be able to date a girl that didn’t have some sort of talent, for instance my last girlfriend wasn’t as smart as me but she was a really talented piano player and I found that very attractive. I sound a little bit like a college admissions officer, but the girls I date usually have some sort of distinguishing features, such as athletes, talented musicians, etc.</p>
<p>“^ “Girls who take AP classes”??? I hope you’re joking- because I knew an unbelievable plethora of semi-■■■■■■■■ chicks who took AP classes. Hardly a reliable measuring stick for general intelligence.”</p>
<p>Maybe not where you live. But only the top of the top students get accepted into AP classes here.</p>
<p>i dont have much of a choice ;-)</p>
<p>it’s so hard finding a cute guy with a brain, but doesn’t sit on the computer all day…</p>
<p>Hm…</p>
<p>Do I want to die alone…</p>
<p>Funny, Duper. Sometimes I feel the same way.</p>