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• Elitism - Smart people often use smartness as measure of
the entire worth of a person. They fail to see the value in
or even relate with people who are different. This is illustrated
by the Yale professor who doesn't have the slightest
idea what to say to his plumber.
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dating and relationships
What are the disadvantages of
dating highly intelligent men?
Kat Li, ♥
As usual, a preface: I love highly intelligent men. All of my
serious relationships have been with very smart people whom
I respect a lot. However, I have noticed a few not great things
that often seem to come with high intelligence (correlation
not causation?):
• Over-competitiveness. They know they're intelligent, and
they want you to know it too. Sometimes, they'll argue
the most inane things with you for hours on end because
they can't stand losing a point. This can be problematic,
because one needs to willingly concede a point (even when
you know you're right) for the good of interpersonal relations
sometimes. Relatedly . . .
• Egos. They are used to succeeding, and so, dealing with a
loss can be hard for them. Sulking and/or moping are not
unheard of.
• Lack of manual skills. Because they've emphasized the
brain all their lives, sometimes the brawn is lacking. They
won't know how to change the oil of a car or build anything
with their hands (that does not become a computer).
• Single-mindedness. Similarly to the last point, sometimes
highly intelligent people are so intent on their one area of
specialization that they forget how interesting the rest of