<p>@Halcyon,</p>
<p>Reciting pi in itself isn’t a sign of intelligence, but it shows that they care about knowledge/academics.</p>
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Or just looking “nerdy,” because it’s trendy at the moment. </p>
<p>“Really though, most of those girls who date total jerks are not too special themselves.”</p>
<p>I’m not entirely sure what you’re implying here, but “intelligent” and “jerk” are definitely not mutually exclusive.</p>
<p>@Halcyon, I didn’t say they were exclusive characteristics. I know plenty of d’bags (as the OP puts it) who are smart enough to get mostly As. They’re still jerks.</p>
<p>I’m just implying that a girl who doesn’t respect herself enough to not date a jerk is not normally good dating material herself. There are of course many exceptions to this rule, but it holds true often enough that it’s a good idea not to chase the girls who like to date jerks.</p>
<p>I’m a different type of nerd. I’m an extroverted, highest standardized test scores but not highest grades type. My carefreeness comes off to people and I’m regular told things like “you’re smart but you’re social and school isn’t your life.”</p>
<p>But it definitely makes a difference. I was talking to some girls in my ap euro class like two months ago and they said “you’re so much different than I imagined you. I knew your name since you’re ranked #1 (I was #1 freshman year), and I remember at the beginning of the year you were the only one getting As on the tests. I expected you to be really nerdy…but you’re not.” So yes instant judgement, but you gotta talk to them and prove them wrong.</p>
<p>I personally don’t have extreme intelligence standards for girls, but I personally like it best when they’re either just as smart or slightly less smart than me. I don’t really like it when they’re smarter. And there’s no solid rule for it. I’ve been attracted to complete idiots before.</p>
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<p>I apologize. I couldn’t disregard it. I have this perverse feeling that it’s just too ironic to be a practical joke or a casual result of you being bipolar.</p>
<p>In all seriousness, don’t think intelligence thoughts like how being intelligence impacts your chances. Then put your intellect on pause, and go into, well, into autopilot. </p>
<p>Just observe how the Archies of the world do it.</p>
<p>Intelligence is not a turn off
But it’s hard for people to except </p>
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<p>Can someone explain to me why they want people dumber than them? Seems like to me that it would be better to have someone smarter than you. If you mess up, they can bail you out :)</p>
<p>@TheKongo
It makes some people feel better about themselves if they constantly interact with someone who is less intelligent than them.</p>
<p>I find it very difficult to be attracted to someone if they are intelligence, regardless of their appearance.
If they aren’t very smart, they generally have the equivalent sexual attractiveness of a brother, dog or lamp.
Very sapiosexual of me.</p>
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<p>Well, there are way more to choose from…</p>
<p>Op I feel ya. I’m pretty smart for my grade, athletic, decently tall, and asian, and.girls only see me as a friend…constant friendzoning kinda sucks</p>
<p>I’m pretty neutral on intelligence. Unless she’s dumber than a rock, then it’s a bit of a turn off. But being smart isn’t, unless you’re obnoxious about it.</p>
<p>“Can someone explain to me why they want people dumber than them?”</p>
<p>My self-esteem is somewhat low, so I’d prefer not to feel intellectually inferior to someone all the time.
Also, when I believe I’m smarter than someone else, I tend to look down on them, which is awful on my part and all (and usually I’m not actually smarter anyway). But I tend to assume other people do the same thing. I believe that people who are smarter than me think I’m a moron and I don’t understand why they would want to date me.
(And obviously those are my issues to deal with and aren’t the fault of anyone I could be dating.)</p>
<p>“Op I feel ya. I’m pretty smart for my grade, athletic, decently tall, and asian, and.girls only see me as a friend…constant friendzoning kinda sucks”</p>
<p>Are you by any chance overestimating your attractiveness and going after only “hot” girls?</p>
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Yes, I can see that.</p>
<p>haha @juniormint…</p>
<p>my sister…
If you read my name backwards without the NN</p>
<p>It depends entirely on both you and the girl in question.</p>
<p>Intelligence should not be shown by one’s attitude. If someone comes across as arrogant and pretentious because he feels like he is a human supercomputer, then no, that is not attractive. ESPECIALLY if he can’t justify his inflated ego. Being all bark and no bite in that sense is a gigantic turn-off, and not just romantically. Nobody wants to be around people like that period.</p>
<p>Being intelligent in the way that you are understanding and cerebral is, imo, very attractive. I like being around guys that I can talk to about more than just marijuana and football. </p>
<p>But, it varies from girl to girl. Girl A might have a massive inferiority complex and feels that your intelligence threatens hers, while Girl B might just not care altogether and think you’re cute.</p>
<p>I find that people tend to look for their intellectual equals unless they’re manipulative a-holes.</p>
<p>I’m a girl and I am a huge sucker for science intellectuals… all you really have to do is tell me a chem pick up line (if I become a carbocation will you become my nucleophile ;)?)</p>
<p>I would like to marry someone who is smarter or at least my intellectual equivalent so we can hold intellectual conversations and learn things from each other.</p>
<p>Girls like smart guys as long as you don’t come off as pretentious or conceited. We don’t want someone whose dumb, we want someone who can hold a conversation. I like guys who are somewhat equal to me in intelligence or a little bit smarter because if there’s a big gap then someone becomes controlling and the relationship does not work. Take my two friends for example, one of them, a lovely girl, but not the brightest. No honors or AP classes (not that this measures your intelligence), but the boy was very accelerated, in all AP classes, high honor roll, etc. The boy ended up being very controlling of her because he had so much intelligence over her and made her believe he was better than her. So, my advice would be to find someone in your classes who is at your level or even a little bit better. My twin sister, also, is extremely smart and extremely accelerated for our grade, so the small elite, that was at her level, was all in the same classes so she often flirts with them and talks to them even though they don’t have a clue at all. So, strike conversation, pretend you forgot to write down the homework, talk about that teacher who is a total drag, and good luck</p>
<p>I get bored very quickly if the guy isn’t my equal or greater in terms or intellect. Actually, I would prefer to date someone who is a little bit to moderately smarter than I am; intelligence is extremely attractive, and being nerdy and intelligent is even better (to a certain extent).</p>
<p>All the reasons I didn’t like some of the smart guys at my high school:</p>
<p>1) They were extremely arrogant and in love with themselves.</p>
<p>2) Everything had to be about them being the best and smartest. (too competitive)</p>
<p>3) They were socially ■■■■■■■■. Always running around giggling with their buddies about sex and telling immature jokes. They clearly wouldn’t know how to pleasure a female if a naked girl threw herself at them. </p>
<p>4) They were obsessed with grades and colleges. Being motivated is great, but being a freak about it was a huge turn off. There is more to life than that. </p>
<p>5) I found some of them physically unattractive. You know, the type of guy who dresses sloppy and walks into class with tooth paste in the corners of his mouth. Bad haircut, pimples and etc… I know sometimes you can’t help some of those things, but taking pride in your appearance is important to some gals.</p>
<p>""3) They were socially ■■■■■■■■. Always running around giggling with their buddies about sex and telling immature jokes. They clearly wouldn’t know how to pleasure a female if a naked girl threw herself at them. “”</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure 95% of teenages wouldn’t know how to.</p>