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matcom
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Mon Jan-03-05 07:09 AM Original message |
British Study Finds 'Brainy' Women Have 'Marriage Handicapp' |
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Crankie Avalon
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Mon Jan-03-05 07:14 AM Response to Original message |
1. I would guess that's the case here in the states, as well... |
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supernova
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Mon Jan-03-05 07:34 AM Response to Original message |
2. Sadly confirms what I've thought for a long time |
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sam sarrha
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Mon Jan-03-05 07:39 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. you are confusing a Bad Attitude with intelligence, my wife and i have |
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supernova
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Mon Jan-03-05 07:41 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Whose Bad Attitude? |
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ecstatic
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Mon Jan-03-05 08:21 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. the key is to find someone of equal or greater intelligence |
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Spinzonner
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Mon Jan-03-05 08:27 AM Response to Reply #2 |
15. Not to contradict anyone's personal experience |
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trotsky
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Mon Jan-03-05 09:10 AM Response to Reply #2 |
20. Unfortunately, it seems that way for a whole lot of men. |
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tigereye
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Mon Jan-03-05 09:53 AM Response to Reply #20 |
30. my husband seemed to like me because of my intelligence |
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warrens
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Mon Jan-03-05 11:21 AM Response to Reply #2 |
39. Smart men want smart women |
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Lorien
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Mon Jan-03-05 11:42 AM Response to Reply #2 |
41. I'm with you on this one, Supernova |
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Skittles
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Mon Jan-03-05 10:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
51. I'm intelliegent and I've never had a problem finding men who liked me |
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HEyHEY
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Mon Jan-03-05 10:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
55. why is it automatically a man's fault? |
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sam sarrha
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Mon Jan-03-05 07:34 AM Response to Original message |
3. maybe because they are able to come up with more reasons not to have sex |
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supernova
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Mon Jan-03-05 07:39 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. ?!?! |
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Lorien
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Mon Jan-03-05 11:25 AM Response to Reply #4 |
40. I'll second that |
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JVS
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Mon Jan-03-05 11:14 AM Response to Reply #3 |
38. LOL |
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no_hypocrisy
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Mon Jan-03-05 07:44 AM Response to Original message |
7. College: marriage repellant? |
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Crankie Avalon
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Mon Jan-03-05 07:58 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. There might be something to this... |
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izzie
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Mon Jan-03-05 07:52 AM Response to Original message |
8. Well I was always told marry some one that is smarted |
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supernova
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Mon Jan-03-05 07:54 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I was taught much the same thing |
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ecstatic
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Mon Jan-03-05 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
11. Too smart to accept BS? |
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blondeatlast
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Mon Jan-03-05 09:14 AM Response to Reply #11 |
21. I didn't marry until I was 36, and I had thought I'd live a happily single |
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Left Is Write
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Mon Jan-03-05 09:42 AM Response to Reply #21 |
27. It went similarly for me. |
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Lorien
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Mon Jan-03-05 11:44 AM Response to Reply #27 |
42. I've tried that for the past five years |
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Hans Delbrook
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Mon Jan-03-05 10:31 PM Response to Reply #42 |
53. They kept telling me the same thing |
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Mend
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Mon Jan-03-05 08:22 AM Response to Original message |
13. They're assuming smart women want to get married... |
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WMliberal
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Mon Jan-03-05 12:17 PM Response to Reply #13 |
48. That's what I was thinking, why is no marriage seen as a bad thing? |
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ET Awful
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Mon Jan-03-05 08:26 AM Response to Original message |
14. Nah, the real reason is that the smart women are too smart to |
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blondeatlast
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Mon Jan-03-05 09:15 AM Response to Reply #14 |
22. I think you are on to something! nt |
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ET Awful
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Mon Jan-03-05 09:22 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. And I'm a guy, just a very perceptive one :) |
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Z_I_Peevey
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Mon Jan-03-05 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
16. No, stupid men have marriage handicap. |
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NashVegas
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Mon Jan-03-05 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
17. I'll Go Along With That |
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Allenberg
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Mon Jan-03-05 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
18. Intelligence is what led me to my wife |
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bleedingheart
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Mon Jan-03-05 09:09 AM Response to Original message |
19. I can see the sexism here that affects intelligent women |
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Mad_Dem_X
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Mon Jan-03-05 09:25 AM Response to Reply #19 |
26. I could not agree more |
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blondeatlast
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Mon Jan-03-05 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
23. Love/marriage/happiness can't be quantified. |
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tanyev
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Mon Jan-03-05 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
25. Smart women are not going to |
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NewJeffCT
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Mon Jan-03-05 09:49 AM Response to Reply #25 |
29. well said |
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Samurai_Writer
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Mon Jan-03-05 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
28. I know this for a fact... |
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Beer Snob-50
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Mon Jan-03-05 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
31. i don't care if she got herself a rash |
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CrownPrinceBandar
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Mon Jan-03-05 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
32. That's funny (not ha-ha, strange).................... |
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jpgray
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Mon Jan-03-05 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
33. This could have to do with BOTH sides of our social conventions |
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bloodyjack
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Mon Jan-03-05 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
34. This thread makes me uneasy |
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Hillaryin08
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Mon Jan-03-05 10:37 AM Response to Original message |
35. I love the idea of a companion whose witty and self reliant |
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atommom
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Mon Jan-03-05 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
36. Happens all the time. I always enjoyed verbally sparring |
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verdalaven
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Mon Jan-03-05 11:12 AM Response to Original message |
37. The Kama Sutra set the standard for |
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kick-ass-bob
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Mon Jan-03-05 11:46 AM Response to Original message |
43. what they don't say is that the higher IQ |
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flvegan
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Mon Jan-03-05 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
44. So THAT explains Britney Spears multiple marriages this past year! |
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SmokingJacket
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Mon Jan-03-05 12:09 PM Response to Original message |
45. Obviously, traditional marriage must benefit men. |
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Beware the Beast Man
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Mon Jan-03-05 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
46. Gee, what a timely study. |
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WMliberal
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Mon Jan-03-05 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
47. i don't know about marriage, but smarter, better educated women |
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TaleWgnDg
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Mon Jan-03-05 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
49. Hhmm . . . why would any man want to marry a "dumb broad?" |
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NurseLefty
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Mon Jan-03-05 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
50. Anecdotal, but nevertheless, I see evidence... |
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Xipe Totec
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Mon Jan-03-05 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
52. I think there's an unstated assumption here that is FALSE! |
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porkrind
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Mon Jan-03-05 10:38 PM Response to Original message |
54. I think high IQ is one of the most attractive qualities |
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Lydia Leftcoast
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Mon Jan-03-05 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
56. When I was in high school, I was in |
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