Would you continue the relationship? If so, don't you think the "I'm right and you're wrong" game would be arbitrary?
2006-06-30 12:25:36 · 28 answers · asked by carolinagrl 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
I probably would not continue the relationship. I can't stand men who are dumb, of course, most of them are...lol. But, if it causes you to not be able to carry on a conversation at some level, you will never be satisfied with this "special" person.
2006-06-30 12:30:14 · answer #1 · answered by JJ 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No one starts a relationship through I.Q. Most of the time it's about feeling and love. If you breakup ur relationship due to your partner's lack of I.Q., you would be a heartless person even if you are a genius.
If you have a higher I.Q. doesn't mean you are always right. You have a higher I.Q. so judge a situation based on rationality and you do need to have a lot of patience to forgive your partner when they do silly mistakes because it's not their fault in the first place to have a lower I.Q.
Just think how would you like to be treated IF you are the one to have a lower I.Q. than your partner? Would you want to be treated the same way?
2006-06-30 13:28:27 · answer #2 · answered by voon o 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A person has a heart, a mind and a body. All of which have value. Weakness in one area can be compensated for in others. Look at this guy as a whole person. All things considered, is he worth investing your time in?
As for the "I'm right and you're wrong" game being arbitrary, a relationship shouldn't be a contest. It should be a partnership. One person's strengths covering another's weaknesses...
2006-06-30 12:30:11 · answer #3 · answered by antirion 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It shouldn't bother you, if you care for the person. Having someone that has an IQ the same as yours or closer would eventually get tiring wouldn't it?... But the "I'm right your wrong game" shouldn't be played at all, if you know how to prove, from the begining, that you are "right". But remember no one likes a know it all, and it might irriate each other. Stop the relationship if means nothing, but continue if it has that something.
2006-06-30 12:35:00 · answer #4 · answered by Late-Nite 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are not religious than I say that you should look for someone who is more or less your equal. A good match. If he is not then how can he keep your interest? That is of course unless you believe a relationship can be based solely on physical attraction. If you are religious and believe that a man is the head of the wife than you must realize that you should look for a man smarter than you in most ways. It would not make sense if the hand were smarter than the head. Remember a body can only have one head. More will just lead to division and chaos.
2006-06-30 12:43:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean that you found out that they scored lower on a standardized test or that it was really obvious that they were not that bright?
If they just scored lower on a test and you care about that, you're pretty shallow. If it's obvious that they're not that bright, well, you were attracted to them for some reason, so it depends on the purpose of the relationship. Dumb women are much easier to get in bed, for example, but you can't really talk to them about anything. You have to know what you're going for.
2006-06-30 12:30:08 · answer #6 · answered by electroberry1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF you love the person, what does their IQ matter. You can't play the I am right, you are wrong game based on IQ either.
I have a high IQ and I know I have been wrong before. Just because someone has a high IQ doesn't mean that they are always right, just as someone with a low IQ may be right.
2006-06-30 12:28:03 · answer #7 · answered by Rob K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know my fiance has a lower I.Q. than I do... by over 20 points. However that doesn't make me smarter than him, in many cases we work off each other, and anyway someone's I.Q. has no real impact on how smart they are... I know a few people whose I.Q.s are over 170, and they can barely cross a street by themselves. To me, a score on a test has no impact on how smart someone is, common sense is worth more to me than a number. My fiance's I.Q. by the way, is 120-something, mine is 146.
2006-06-30 12:33:39 · answer #8 · answered by Kamikaze 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IQ is just a measure of 'potential', the more important questions are do you like this person, is he/she caring, communicative, do you have similar interests, etc. I wouldnt reject anyone just because of an IQ score (which aren't all that accurate anyway) any more than I'd reject someone because of their bloodtype. I'd get to know the person and base my decision on how well we 'fitted together" as people. Hope this helps. Kristy C.
2006-06-30 12:31:17 · answer #9 · answered by kristycordeaux 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they were a kind person, that shared many of your interests I wouldn't be too concerned if they couldn't calculate the wavefunction of a helium atom.
I've found that the "I'm right you're wrong" arguments are usually not intelligent anyway.
2006-06-30 12:46:22 · answer #10 · answered by el torpedo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋