I quoted your post because it exemplifies the discrimination I refered to in my previous post.

I know you were not talking about me personally because I don't qualify because I don't have those mannerisms. But, I do fall inside the range of the example you listed (IQ of 160 is rated extraordinary genius 1% of the population).

My reply was related to how I saw your reply as it relates to the way my intelligence is treated, in a general way.
I do get messages here that assume I am talking down to people, people do take offense at how I phrase things I write when no offense is intended.

If you think about what I wrote in that reply, the UNLESS was the focus.
I was attempting to put forth the idea that there are many intelligent people that don't behave that way, that intelligence is not an automatic assault on those that are less intelligent so in actuality, I was agreeing with you.

for Tom4....ok, if you say so..

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I look for someone who is responsible. I don't need him to build me a rocketship but I expect him to have his life in order. I see very smart people who can't figure out how to keep their mortgage paid. Sometime I think it's more about self control.

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Great response!

Very interesting. Comments !!

a very high IQ. but there is nothing else. I have to admit that this is a very interesting situation.

but;
some IQ + some other stuff
the result of the above addition will already be higher than the sum of the individual "IQ" and "some other things".

in my opinion...

I attracted to intelligent and educated guys

Hmmm but nbsb

Because communication is a non negotiable for me, the answer is yes. I would need someone who was within a similar IQ 'range' to have deep and meaningful conversations with, and to share our experiences and perceptions with each other.

it can work either way. my preference is close to or more than me.
but i agree with tom, rq or even simple common sense is more important to me.

I agree.

Intelligence and education do not always walk hand in hand. I've seen some educated idiots in my time. Highly educated. But stupid. I knew one fella that was working on his Ph.D. But every Saturday he would get on his skateboard and try to slide down a long water pipe. He never made it. He would always fall spread legged across the pipe and crack his "package" on the bar.

And he did this every Saturday. His "package" would still be sore by the time the next Saturday rolled around. And he would go back and do it again. And then complain all week about his "package" being sore. Highly educated, but stupid.

I've seen people with high education that can't figure out how to loosen a lug nut. He doesn't even understand the concept of jacking up a car. But he can give an in-depth summary on nuclear physics and nuclear fusion.

I would prefer someone of above average intelligence but with a good dose of common sense. I'm not interested in someone who can't take care of the basics of their life!!

I don't do well with low IQ people. I should have asked my Xhusband to have a test done before we got married. He was a mental mooch

I was his brain and emotions

Lol that's funny cuz I had my second wife take it before saying I do haha

I can accept a few 'blonde moments', I am not looking for a member of Mensa . If you're already in a serious relationship with someone it must mean that you are both compatible to a large extent, so you probably have a very similar IQ to one another, but if you don't, it doesn't really matter in my opinion if you are in love with each other.

IQ testing requires a control body and is extremely subjective, the important point is no matter which grouping you gather together the average is always 100 and individuals are tested against this median. For example in student IQ testing among universities you'll score higher in a region/country with a lower population than you will against a higher population region/country, mainly because smaller numbers of variants have greater impact on the median, which is determined as the base 100 figure, which is subjective. By the same measure it is inappropriate to measure IQ outside the regional social environment of the subject, ie. a Somalian with a 130 IQ might score 95 at a US university and yet in all respects still find themselves celebrated among lecturers and professors at that US university as well above average IQ with some cultural difficulties.

Point being it is an entirely subjective measure of no social value. What social intelligence really comes down to is whether you put effort into being competent as a human being day to day, where the lazy minded are chores to deal with for anybody with a couple of brain cells to rub together, whether streetwise, mature or simply smart.

Unless you have a medically diagnosable intellectual disability you have the same intellectual potential as everyone and everyone has the same. It's about assertion over assumption, it is effort and that's why many don't bother. People who don't bother are basically ********.