I LOVE smart - however I don't necessarily equate smart with formally educated. Some of the smartest people I know have only a HS diploma and I know some very unintelligent people with college degrees.
Formal education doesn't necessarily mean anything really. I like a guy who can figure most things out on his own but doesn't go around like he's smarter or better than everybody else. Somebody who thinks that my college education doesn't count because it was from a community college doesn't deserve my time, whether it be for a relationship or as a friend.
My sweetie doesn't have a college education (in fact, he dropped out of high school and later got his GED, but I think this was more because of how much he got picked on for his slight stutter and how singled out he felt), but he is very smart. I'm attracted to nerds to be completely honest, and he fits the bill. Rebuilding computer, reading comic books, playing video games (not that comic books and video games make him smarter, but they do make him nerdy )
I like them smart as long as they don't have big egos to go with their big IQs
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Exactly! And as others have said, it isn't just formal education that makes you smart. So it's not like you must have X amount of schooling, just being generally a thinking, reasoning person who can figure things out and think about stuff in a logical way. But no big ego! Being smart doesn't make you better than anyone else. Arrogance is a huge turn off.
I like men I can hold conversations with, not just "how was your day" or "They won the game 6 to 4." Gah! I can't stand sports talk. I like educated men who can talk to me about interesting things as well as fuck my brains out. I'm greedy.
Do you like your men educated? Not in a sexual way (well, maybe... lol!) but as far as general knowledge and education.
I am above average on the intelligence tests and was in gifted classes way back when... I need a man I can carry on an intelligent conversation with, who is at my level and also can make me laugh. I have a tendency to be way too serious and need that bit of humor to loosen up and get goofy, but I also get very bored with people less intelligent.
Absolutely. My man is a scientist (actually, that was his unintentional pick-up line when I met him, "Hey, I'm a scientist.") and it makes me real proud. It's super sexy.
I like men I can hold conversations with, not just "how was your day" or "They won the game 6 to 4." Gah! I can't stand sports talk. I like educated men who can talk to me about interesting things as well as fuck my brains out. I'm greedy.
Me too!
I agree that you don't have to have a formal education to be smart and well-informed, but it certainly doesn't hurt.
Do you like your men educated? Not in a sexual way (well, maybe... lol!) but as far as general knowledge and education.
I require that my man and I be able to have intelligent discussions! I don't mind if we have the same level of intelligence, are educated in different areas, but if I can't talk to him, he isn't worth my time!
One thing I ADORE about my man is his intelligence. I love smarts, but a man who thinks he's above everyone because he's smart is a sure turn off. I don't like to be corrected on every single thing.
I honestly don't think I'd have the patience to date someone who was uneducated or... well, stupid. I need an intellectual connection with my partner as well as sexual.
my husband doesn't have the greatest book smarts, but he is great at math...and common sense is a little more important to me. if i have anything wrong with my car i know my husband can fix it or if somethng breaks in the house i know i can count on him to figure it out and i love tht about him
I like men to be smart but not so smart that every conversation revolves around his knowledge of even the most insignificant things. Smart men with egos are very irritating to me and no one really likes a know-it-all.