Do Men Really Care About Intelligence in a Partner?

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[kookoomike]

Couples match closely not only in intelligence but also in looks, culture, economic/social background.

[kaitlynkenney]

“Men of sense do not want silly wives”
-Jane Austen

[truefilm]

Nothing more attractive than a reasonably good looking woman who is intelligent. She will not be a superficial airhead and you don't need to explain everything three times to avoid misunderstandings. If she also has a heart, it's a home run!

[aaronschultz]

IQ is valuable, but intelligence without wisdom is useless. All it produces as an intelligent fool.

[SewTubular]

My worst female partners were highly intelligent in terms of IQ, but were emotionally ignorant about our relationship. After two decades of bad partners, I eventually realized that emotionally developed women were a much better match for me than high IQ women.

[michaelbronnenberg]

Intelligence is important but in my opinion I believe moral character, and a kind heart is my most important trait in a woman

[cptsuperstraight]

Men care about IQ when choosing the mother of their children.

[rhett]

“Stupidity in a woman is unfeminine.” - Nietzsche

[Tread]

To me, it was important in what areas. My wife, of 27 years, is more intelligent in different parts of life. I feel this has benefited our children and us.✌️

[sprezzatura]

Dad was very fussy about who would become the mother of his children. He had lots of choice. But went with the brightest and most beautiful woman he could find. Be picky and be happy. Thanks Dad ❤

[_Painted]

My top 3 things I am looking for in a woman:
competence (intelligence, practicality, diligence), health (youth, fertility, beauty), parental (compassionate, supportive, devoted).
I think men and women really want the same things. But when they can’t find those things, they start settling for less and convincing themselves that they had different criteria all along.

[joehosier]

It has to be enough to communicate in a meaningful way. We gotta grow and that means good communication.

[techienate]

Men definitely care... It's not the highest priority, but it does make a difference, for sure.

[DustinHodgson]

Yeah. That’s not true. Do not marry someone intellectually inferior to you. It’s like starvation Of the mind.

[dinkydink]

If she's smart, she won't be a notch on any man's belt 👍

[itssoaztek]

Can't speak for others, but for me the most sexy woman have high intelligence (and a benevolent personality). Physical appearance is not important.

[mharbaugh]

You're a great interviewer, Mikhaila. So many interviews you see on YouTube, especially celebrity interviews, have some "host" asking the dumbest questions imaginable. Your questions are so wonderfully formulated so as to be concise, deceptively simple, elegant, and cut right to the heart of the matter. You're the best!!!

[mitsealb]

For myself, it seems like I don’t want anybody that’s too far off of my intelligence.

[freesk]

It is said that intelligence is largely inherited from the mother. Men attracted to smart women will tend to have smarter kids. I'm attracted to smart women. Sapio-sexual is the term, I think.

[keepclimbing]

Unfortunately the higher a woman's IQ the harder it is to find a partner with comparable intelligence.