Should it matter to you what the IQ of your mate has, if you're in a serious relationship ?

Like under 90 !

Absolutely!
It should matter.

No he dosent need to be smart he just needs to stand there and look pretty

I would guess it depends on your I.Q.

But what would I know, my I.Q. is -100

No she doesn’t need to be intelligent. She just needs to be great eye candy

If it mattered to me and I was in a serious relationship with a person of low IQ then obviously my IQ is lower than hers.

As long as she knows how to make a really good sandwich and keeps the fridge stocked with beer, who cares what her IQ is?

I'll give you a serious answer. Average IQ is 85 to 115.

I've been out with women that had the brains of a tomato. They were fun. In a lot of ways. But all in all, I prefer a woman with at least an average IQ. Super smart women are OK. I have nothing against them. But you don't have to be super smart to get my attention. You don't have to be the best looking woman in the room either. Just be you.

I'll go out with a woman that has an IQ of 85. All in all, it's not so much your IQ that I'm thinking about. I'm more thinking about who and what you are. But, at the same time, we need to be able to connect mentally too.

All I can say is that intelligence is sexy.

I agree billy . Intelligence is very sexy . Most of my social circle is academic ... as is my man . I think a compatible IQ is important in a relationship .

To each his/her own.

Thanks.

Thanks I liked your response !

Yup

I value RQ more than IQ.
RQ is Reasoning Quotient.
I'm attracted to people that use sound reasoning.
It just so happens that people that have sound reasoning also have higher intelligence.
I'm also attracted to EQ.
EQ is Emotional Quotient.
People with a high emotional control usually have a higher intelligence.
My IQ is above 160. Finding women near that quotient is unlikely but if I did, we would surely hit it off.
My X has an IQ of 70, nearly all my girlfriends have been below 100.
The problems I have encountered with women is more of a RQ or EQ issue that stems from a lower IQ.
My children are all above 120 IQ.

IQ has little to do with smart. It has little to do with wisdom.
Smart and wisdom has to do with making the right decisions at the right time.
You can have a high IQ and be dumb as a box of rocks.
You can have a high IQ and be an emotional wreck.
You can have a lower IQ and live in contentment and harmony.

I've had multiple intelligence tests and each time results in a different number. While all are within 2 or 3 values of 160 they are never the same.
Sometimes its slightly higher, other times slightly lower.

People think they are discriminated against because they have a lower IQ but I find its just the opposite.
People with high IQ, RQ and EQ are more often the ones being discriminated against. If I don't curb myself and simplify, people get offended. Its hard finding someone I can communicate with on equal levels, that would surely be a plus but I don't see it as a requirement.

I value honesty way higher than IQ.

i think it's somewhat important, unless one of the partners
has a higher IQ than 99% of the population (IQ of 160 is rated extraordinary genius 1% of the population), who continually
expresses their over-inflated sense of importance and intellect
by talking down to you and and the people in your circle
of friends...that kind of conceited pompous bragging ego will usually drive ordinary people away from both of you..

so...yes, birds of a feather and all that, is good

And...so you see the discrimination intelligent people are constantly bombarded with.

I don't talk 'down' to people but I do have to simplify the concepts in my head so most others can understand and more often than not, they will still take offense.

Everybody has an ego. Some people have enough healthy self-esteem that they are not threatened by intelligence.
Some people realize that when someone simplifies so all can understand the simplification is not an attack on their intelligence but a general simplification so others of less intelligence can still derive meaning from what is said.

Yes, there are intelligent people who talk down to everyone as an ego trip.
That is because their EQ and RQ are not as high as their IQ. Their inner maturity is lacking. Their respect for others is lacking. They need to feel superior because of their narcissism.

To group all intelligent people as egotistic and narcissistic is discriminatory.

One of my children's father-in-laws has an IQ of 40.
When I talk with him, and I do talk with him, I don't feel anything against him or superior to him but I do realize that I have to simplify things when I interact with him.
We get along pretty good.
We are both completely natural.

My X was significantly lower in IQ than I but we stayed HAPPILY married for around 24 1/2 years.

When I understand something someone doesn't my first reaction is to try to enlighten them.
An egotistic narcissistic person keeps their knowledge to themselves so they 'stay in power'.
I try to teach what I know.
I try to share my intelligence with the people I meet.
I like seeing the light appear in their eyes as they learn something new or consider something they hadn't.

People are often filled with delusions.
Those delusions affect their quality of life.
They cause unwanted stress and drama and problems.
If I can help someone remove their delusions that cause their malcontent I feel good.
I could be dangerous to people, I prefer to help people instead.

i said UNLESS.. one(1) of the partners.....not all

and i wasn't talking to... or about you specifically..

and...so why are you quoting me ??