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bah, you guys post too much. I go on one trip, and there are three new pages. Well, only 1.5 on this computer, but three on my other one.

We don't post too much, clearly you were gone for too long. :-p

My posting has dropped off as work has gotten busier :(

In a woman? I want someone who can define herself by herself, rather then defining herself completely by the relationship she's in. Which I guess reflects that I'm not 18 anymore.

I suppose I'll just have to spam more.

I like to think of it as conversing with lots and lots of different people whose replies I don't particularly care about.

I could.

Dumb people have all sorts of stupid fun, you just have to avoid too much intense conversation. Sure after a couple of dates it'd probably get real old, but that wouldn't keep me for giving someone a shot and enjoying the ride while it lasted. Plus I think too much at work, so thinking at other times isn't necessarily tops on my list anyway.

That said I don't think I could marry someone I thought was dumb. Because lets face it, intelligence is hereditary, and I don't want dumb kids.

This, totally.


Although from a physical point of view:

Eyes
Smile
Figure

From a mental POV:

Personality
Common Sense (different to intelligence)

I'm amazed no one linked this with the current discussion.

:(

You are missing out.

I don't know how I feel about dating people who are as intelligent as me.
I do know that dating someone whose IQ is half mine is a bad idea, but other factors were actually worse in that relationship.

It's not that easy anyway, I'm somewhere above the 99th percentile. When I did date someone who was as intelligent as me, it was awful because he had awesome debating skills and we were both far too competitive and my ego hurt.
I'm getting into something similar again now, and it feels good, really good. This time, there are actually enough differences in fields of expertise that we learn from each other instead of against each other. So far, anyway. I really hope that's meant to last.

Actually, my computing teacher said something along the lines of "why are you dating a baker? That is so below you!" about RJ. Great for my ego, but there's no real difficulty. He's far above average intelligence-wise, and while he won't understand most of the things I'm passionate about and politics discussions always end in yelling because he's far too conservative, it's wonderful and the reasons I'm leaving him have nothing to do with it - I just don't see myself maintaining a long distance relationship for the next 8+ years if it isn't poly.

Also, Axe/Lynx deodorant is awful. And pheromones... eh, it's not even proven that humans react to pheromones like animals do.

damn I forgot. Don't edit, just make another post.

Only like .14% of the population have genius level IQs, and that constitutes everything 144 or above or something. And that's the minimum threshold--the highest IQ on record is a korean physicist with an IQ of 210. Just over 2% of the population are considered gifted, with IQs from 130-144. And since many geniuses are just so ridiculously intelligent, even those who are gifted will feel less so in comparison.

But then you watch Sarah Palin on TV and go "Oh... right."

So it's not really hard to believe that many of us Zammers fall into this category. Those interested in theorycraft of a video game are probably generally the upper end of the spectrum--at least above average (115). If you found engineering easy, you're probably one of them Xsarus. I'd wager you are actually in the gifted range.

I think I'd have difficulty dating someone average. I want someone I can learn from, and I'm generally pretty active in investigating fields I'm interested in. If you aren't intelligent enough to make a specialization count, then it's kinda a moot point. But if you are intelligent and specialize in something I've only had a passive interest in (meaning, never studied it with dedication), then you'll have quite a bit to teach me. :D Or at least know enough more in that field that I'll never feel better than you at what you do (which just doesn't seem to be healthy to me).