If you measure the intelligence of thousands of men, the results show a wider spread than that got from women: from the proverbial village idiot to Nobel prize-winner (how many village idiots are women, after all?). This wide spread is why I think women are unhappy in the dating game: they just want a normal, reasonable guy, and it seems some gals have found amazing guys with right-hand-side-of-the-graph talents, and many other "average, normal" women are stuck with loooosahs.
2006-12-19 14:30:00 · 19 answers · asked by rage997 3 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
Perhaps a good addition would be to expand this from "intelligence" to "all sorts of talents". There are Isaac Newtons, Mozarts, Michael Jordans....you don't get these exceptional, one-in-a-million, type women in the same sorts of numbers. There are a few, but women, largely, are "stuck in the middle".
2006-12-19 14:38:42 · update #1
I am smart, and talented, it seems guys don't like women who can draw, dance, sing, sew, cook, or ice skate or that don't find history and science intersting... I am going to scool right now for photography and graphic design, and after that I plan on getting a degree in archeaology and biblical studies...
2006-12-19 14:45:40 · answer #1 · answered by WINGS 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I remember being taught that theory in high school. I've never seen any indication of related research, only heresay.
I do think that that Western societies expectations for men are more varied than our expectations for women.
Men are glorified more, rewarded more, but at the same time they're punished more and disparaged more.
I think men are allowed to succeed whereas woman are often sabotaged for "success". On the other hand, once a man makes a mistake, he's doomed. A loser. A cry baby. A girlie-man. A failure.
Unreasonable and unfair expectations of both sexes contributes to dating difficulties.
2006-12-19 14:42:46 · answer #2 · answered by Jean Talon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I fit the normal and intelligent side of the males .The women usually PREFER " Hot" and wealthy guys.
The problem is Those types of men will Upgrade to other women as you age .They are in relationships for trophies ,they know they are being USED for the lifestyle they provide ,so i wonder why the women are so upset when the tables are turned on them ?We normal guys aren`t usually "HOT" but we have hearts and feelings .We are caring ,giving and usually are talented in other ways .So If you want to stop getting Losers then ,drop the Hotties and Bad boys and GIVE US A CHANCE. My talent is being a great cook and good lover ,I even help with housework .
2006-12-19 14:39:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yea, as a woman I would agree that we all rate men on a sertain level...... We all have our standards, like me I measured every man I dated up against my best friend (my first love) he had it all the looks the grades the popularity... etc. and then I droped the measureing and found my "average joe" and have been happily married to him for 6 months now and dated him for 2 years so yes we all measure men on a scale of standards and have our ways of passing guys or not passing them theres alot to say about woman and their standards some are lower than others but hey it kinna works for all of us!!!
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2006-12-19 14:38:06 · answer #4 · answered by Stacy ` B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it is a problem for both sexes. Research shows that the best relationships are typically between two people with similar IQs--no more than one standard deviation apart. Often, people choose their spouses based on physical attraction and ignore major differences in intelligence. Once the initial excitement fades, they are left wondering what they saw in this person with whom they are intellectually incompatible with. Therefore, choose with your brain, not just your eyes : )
2006-12-19 14:33:47 · answer #5 · answered by schweetums 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with "Rio Madeira", but I also know if a woman has met a "village idiot" and an "AGwRHSotGT" trying to find the man who is "average" is quite hard. Average is not average because what one person sees as average may still be meager...
2006-12-19 14:37:11 · answer #6 · answered by dnisey64 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hmmm...I'm not sure I understand entirely. But the smarter people tend to pair up quickly. It's called natural selection. I don't think that average and normal men are losers though..
2006-12-19 14:32:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Man, they only care how much money the man has to spend on them, they could give a SHT what the guy looks like. Maybe they are unhappy because they got a guy with less worth than they figure out.
2006-12-19 14:33:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Actually, a major problem for single women is having to listen to over-analysis like this! (Also, for the most part, the unwillingness to accept singlehood. I have, though.)
2006-12-19 14:31:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
a guy prefers it if a women has more strings to her bow. that way, if she goes unemployement, she can easily change to another career. it also makes a guy feel confident that a women has a intellectual side.
2006-12-19 21:22:21 · answer #10 · answered by rjhamuk 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋