Are Guys Threatened By Smart, Intelligent Girls?

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<p>I actually much prefer intelligent girls to dumb ones... but with that they cant have this... cockyness about them being smart. Like I spoke with this one girl the other day... she was very cute, and I was just tying to have a casual conversation. Every word that spewed out of her mouth was 4.0 and full scholarship... it wasnt that I was threatened, just annoyed..</p>

<p>Maybe the idea is people want girls(or boys) to be what they want of them, and in no way did I want to hear this girl blast off about how smart she was.</p>

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<p>no such thing</p>

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<p>I love intelligent women, but I cannot stand intelligent women with superiority complexes who believe that EVERYONE around them are insignificant trilobites.</p>

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<p>I've been accused of being intelligent and I threaten guys all the time. "You toucha my ass, I breaka yo' face." :p</p>

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<p>Surprisingly a lot of the posts by guys are similar. I agree that I too prefer intelligent girls to less intelligent girls. Actually my last girlfriend thinks that I broke up with her because she was better than me in Math. That's not why by the way.</p>

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<p>Intelligence or nothing. I refuse to be involved with a dumbass.</p>

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<p>I welcome an intelligent girl and typically prefer it, although, i admit the sexy ones are a bit threatening, just because I hate the thought of not being able to take them to bed. They say the only thing we have to fear is fear itself, but goddamnit im fearful of rejection.</p>

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Surprisingly a lot of the posts by guys are similar. I agree that I too prefer intelligent girls to less intelligent girls.

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<p>That's because:</p>

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<li><p>We're on College Confidential where most people can form coherent sentences and dun tYpe liK diZ.</p></li>
<li><p>I suspect those who really are threatened by intelligent girls aren't so eager to come here and admit that.</p></li>
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<p>Not threatened, no.</p>

<p>I think that most guys who actually prefer to have a 'dumb' girlfriend are really just insecure about themselves. Having someone around who they believe is inferior to themselves is an ego trip.</p>

<p>However, cocky and intelligent is a really bad combination.</p>

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<p>I'm threatened by smart, intelligent girls. Man, if one of those people comes around, I'm leik quivering in my boots. It's like, OMG. I'd be frightened out of my wits if I met a girl who was both smart and intelligent (redundancy there?).</p>

<p>I'd be shaking and sweating. I wouldn't know what to do - isn't there some kind of rule against girls being smart and intelligent? If there isn't we men need to screw that glass ceiling back on tightly, because man - those sexist corporate types aren't doing their job. Call the national guards - the male ones, that is.</p>

<p>I'm literally terrified out of my mind just at the hypothetical notion of a smart and intelligent girl. Ohmygod, and if they were attractive too... well, then we'd just have a major catastrophe on our hands. Ack.</p>

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<li><p>1 typ33 like this all the time.</p></li>
<li><p>I feel threatened by attractive smart females, shemales, and penguins.</p></li>
<li><p>I have only met one intelligent (she was a genius though) girl who wasn't cocky about it (she was not a looker). Everyone else wants to pretend like they are nice and don't care about their SAT/grades. But they always find a way to slip it into the conversation. </p></li>
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<p>Since these experiences were from high school, I can't really talk about college girls.</p>

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<p>I like intelligent girls.
especially ones who will (intelligently) argue with me and not back down. that's awesome.
^still looking</p>

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<p>Once I, my mates, and my coach were at this totally hardcore regional mathematics competition, you know, and we were getting into the zone, preparing for some straight up numerical destruction. I was listening to Judas Priest, like always, when all of a sudden, this GIRL walked in. OMFG. She was like, totally HAWT, as well. It was crazy. She was perfect; I fell into one of those day dreams where I imagined our future together – the wedding, coming home from my advanced mathematics professorship at MIT (where I had been busy revolutionizing the field of quantum physics and stuff) to a cooked meal by her. Glorious. </p>

<p>Finally, I snapped out of it, just as the competition was starting. Girls are one thing, but math comes first PERIOD. I was geared up to dominate. I calculated with the ferocity of a mountain lion, harnessed the problem solving powers of a Deep Blue, attacked each algebraic conundrum like my life depended on it. By the end of the test, I was sure victory was mine. As they read off the names of the winners, I waited nonchalantly in my chair my triumph to be announced. But – There must be some mistake! -- for my name was called in conjunction, with, horror of horrors, SECOND place. I watched agape as THAT girl, the same one from before, accepted top honors. </p>

<p>I was a dead man, a zombie, in total shock. I staggered back to my chair, hardly able to move my legs. </p>

<p>“Nice job,” I voice beside my said. “My name’s Gretchen”</p>

<p>I slowly turned my head, to stare into the smiling face and outstretched hand of my defeater. A phrase passed through my mind. </p>

<p>“Intelligent girl” </p>

<p>I thought those were only myth, horror stories told to little Einsteins by their parents, but I was (impossibly) wrong. </p>

<p>“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH” I screamed, and ran, still shouting, out of the high school cafeteria. My ego crushed, my life ruined, my dreams shattered. All thanks to an intelligent girl. </p>

<p>A warning fellow males, if you see one of these intelligent females about, RUN. The danger is too great. Escape while you can, before it is too late.</p>

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<p>dude, honestly you sound like a horny tool</p>

<p>ladies, heres the thing... guys just dont like getting showed up by their g/fs. thats y guys are reluctant to date girls who are taller than them... makes em feel smaller and outdone. </p>

<p>However, there are plenty of guys who dont care if their girl is smarter than them. To me, it really doesnt matter... the only girls ive dated havent been like, the top 5% genious girls (eeky prudes who do nothing but studying for the most part) but girls who are fairly intelligent. </p>

<p>actually, one of my friends said that he wanted to date one of the really smart girls so that she could help him "study" and such, so w.e</p>

<p>it depends on the guy.</p>

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<p>I'm seriously LOLing at OptimusPrime.</p>

<p>I so hope that you meant for that to be as funny as it is. </p>

<p>I think you did. I commend you, sir.</p>

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<p>I feel intimidation does come from within. I have dated both a girl who was hands down much smarter (in school at least) than me, and a different girl who is (we're still friends) not only one of the smartest people I know, but also happens to be two inches taller than me.</p>

<p>I will admit that at times it was a bit odd to feel dwarfed by women of such fine stature, but I found that by joking about my insecurities both around them and with others the situation was fully to my advantage. Nothing shows confidence than asking you girlfriend to reach something on a shelf while you ask her about her love of classical opera.</p>

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<p>To be perfectly honest, I won't date a girl that is really dumb. They don't have to be super smart, just smart enough that we can carry on an intelligent conversation about something actually interesting.</p>

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<p>As long as a guy and a girl have a common interest or two, no matter how smart they are in respect to each other they'll be ok. I have a friend who is not as smart as i am at all, but we both love baseball so our friendship is doing just fine :)</p>

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<p>Sorry, I don't agree with that at all. With friends it's ok, but I would be frustrated if I couldn't have a certain level of conversation with a person that I'm in a relationship in due to his intelligence level.</p>

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<p>I like to date girls who is smarter than other areas than I am. That's the way it is right now with me actually. That way we both can help eachother out with things. It's really nice</p>