I can’t help but repost this. The Huffington Post has a great little piece up today from Dr. Alex Benzar entitled Why the Smartest People Have the Toughest Time Dating.  No matter your level of intellect, I think there are some really good points made here.
Like his first observation:
1. Smart people spent more time on achievements than on relationships when growing up.
or his second observation
2. Smart people feel that they’re entitled to love because of their achievements.
This line, concerning point #2, made me laugh (and kind of cry)
So it only makes sense that in the romantic arena, it should work the same way. Right? The more stuff I do, the more accomplishments and awards I have, the more girls (or boys) will like me. Right? Please say I’m right, because I’ve spent a LOT of time and energy accumulating this mental jewelry, and I’m going to be really bummed if you tell me it’s not going to get me laid.
The rest of Benzer’s post makes for some good post-lunch reading and some good personal food for thought. Go HERE to read the entire thing and then be sure to takepart and use that intellect that is keeping you down in the dating world to make sure we all have good food to eat.
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My smart observations:
Smart people think more so tend to be more critical of themselves and not so ‘at ease’.
My grandmother used to say ‘Don’t be smart.’ if you tried to reason with her.
She also said idle hands make idle minds but that is NOT true.
We were brainwashed at an early age not to be too smart.
Education does not help because smart people’s brains work faster and it is hard to slow them down to read individual words and letters, hence learning disabilities, ADHD and other labels.
I am 55 now and remember in grade 9 I stopped trying to get good marks because another smart girl was being labeled ‘the computer’.
When I was in college the math teacher asked me to identify myself as I had only missed two problems in the many tests and assignments.
One ‘popular’ girl said to throw me in the garbage can.
My sister told me not to tell prospective mates I was in college for computer courses.
Who likes smart people anyway?
As for my love life, I met my X in the computer programming industry.
I have two beautiful teens who at this time don’t want to be too smart either.
My son said why would he want a good paying high pressure job because he would have to spend too much time away from his family.
Now that is smart!!
As for my best achievement!! Currently raising two beautiful children as a divorced mother!!
And I did not have to be smart for that!!
Good luck on getting laid!
You probably have very high standards.
Many women have a mental image of what a man is and he is not that!