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				wife, girlfriend, etc... like 'em smart or not
			 
			So, the person that you date or marry or have a long term relationship with, do you want them to be intelligent or not very intelligent or intelligence doesn't matter either way or...
		 
				__________________ Steve '08 Boxster RS60 Spyder #0099/1960 - never named a car before, but this is Charlotte. '88 targa  SOLD 2004 - gone but not forgotten | ||
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			I've tried both. Long term, dumb is not easy to live with. Short-term dumb is more fun. But dumb people rarely know they are dumb, in fact it's the intelligent ones who have the wherewithal to realize they aren't geniuses. 
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			That's easy.....the smarter the better! Respect goes a LONG WAY in a relationship!!! 
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			Smart, because eventually you have to talk.  My wife is an incredibly insightful person, I respect her opinion more than anyone else on this planet. 
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			I like 'em smart, just not smart @ss...
		 
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			At the end of the day:  supersede the brain and intellectual conversations. | ||
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			not too smart manifests itself in many different forms....And it's all a headache. rjp 
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			Someone has to go there so I guess I will. Smart seems to be much better in bed    
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			smart is too vague a term. lots of different kinds of smart.
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			Why does it have to be one or the other?   I like them smart, self sufficient, and hot.   
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 Attractive is important, certainly, but intelligent and/or mentally compatible is more important for me. I was lucky to get both. 
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			If it's going to last more than a week, I need something upstairs.  Dumb is a huge turn-off.
		 
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			I like 'em all!!! And I'm happy to do whatever necessary to make them feel like they are in charge. Because - dumb or smart- that's the common emotional thread that ties them all together. Feeling like they're in charge. 
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			My wife once asked me, ''If your mother, your wife, and your child were all drowning, which one would you save ?''. I said, ''Baby, I'd save you all.'' She said, ''You can only save one.'' I said, ''Then I'd save the one closest to me, and then go back for the others.''. She said, ''That's not the right answer.''. I said, ''I gave you the right answer already.''. She said, ''You can't rescue them all.''. I said, ''You don't know me very well.''. My wife is very smart. Define smart. | ||
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				Thanks, my faith is restored!
			 
			
What with the demise of The Chest Thread and the apparent death of The Leg and Butt Thread, I have gratuitous viewing again.
		 
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				Smart, most definitely
			 
			Oh yeah, smarts are a whole lot better for the long haul.
		 
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			My smart wife earns 1/2 the family income.  She negotiates multi-million dollar contracts.  When I used to buy new cars from the dealers (internet/Costco pricing now), they'd talk to me, and more or less ignore her, until she'd negotiate on the price.  They'd cry, while I walked outside with a cup of their cheap coffee.
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			Most that aren't smart, consider themselves smart and demand to take charge.  That, your honor, is when the problems started
		 
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			"My wife is an incredibly insightful person,..." ~~~~~~ That's it! . Smart? Hmm... I like being with a woman who has a wholesome sense of herself and thus sensibility. A woman who knows the ins and outs of how we humans relate to each other...but NOT defensive. I've been with women who I consider smart (well read) and it was much better than otherwise. 
				__________________ Don . "Fully integrated people, in their transparency, tend to not be subject to mechanisms of defense, disguise, deceit, and fraudulence." - - Don R. 1994, an excerpt from My Ass From a Hole in the Ground - A Comparative View | ||
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