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Do girls find intelligence attractive?

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Women are not a singular group with a singular opinion,some will say yes some will say no. It will be more attractive for some whilst it will not be as attractive for others.
not simply intelligence no.

The application of intelligence - yes.
yes but to an extent, it is attractive but when they get cocky about it, its annoying and a turn off too
What sort of person would answer no to this? I don't think it's the most important quality but who would want to date someone simple? That said, I wouldn't want to date someone who kept harping on about how intelligent they were and acted in a patronising way, but that doesn't go hand in hand with intelligence anyway.
yeah i love me a doctor, engineer, lawyer or dentist
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Yes, definitely a huge turn on for me. But as someone above already said, it’s the application of intelligence that matters.
Original post by faloodeh
yeah i love me a doctor, engineer, lawyer or dentist


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Personally I find intelligence an indication of maturity especially in my crush which is the thing that attracted me to him in the first place. The funny thing is that even if he acts like a "know it all" it turns me on so badly...
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i do, intelligence is generally a good quality to have
In general, yes.

But, listen lads of TSR, if you turn up for a date with your GCSE certificates, expect to go home alone.
Yes, but they have to have more to them than just intelligence.
They claim to, but in my experience they don't.
not reely mayte, most off us like a proper dum guy, innit??!?!



What kind of question is this? Some do, some don’t - simples *meerkat squeal*.
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Although not a woman myself, I believe that every woman does find a certain level of attraction in Intelligence. Of course, "Intelligence" is a very vague statement and can imply multiple things.

However, the general rule for any sort of attraction involving being "good" at something stipulates that if one is cocky / overly prideful about this thing will be an instant turnoff and will make you not likable.

However, I believe women find applied intelligence with 'meaning' attractive. So long as the man is not using his intelligence to be "boastful", women will appreciate it dearly.


Anyways, thats just my opinion.
I will give you context (I'm not bragging) I am a guy in the top 2% of intelegence. From being around intelegent guys and from my own point of view I can't say that if someone is bragging about being intelligent then they are not. There just over confident. There was a study done which proved that more intelligent people think they are less intelligent than they are because they know how complex the world is and how much they still have to know where a single less intelligent people have an over exaggerated view of there intelligence. Where people usually get confused is when they judge people's intelligence base on there conmunication skills. You just have to look at famous intelligent people to realise that isn't true. Elon musk (CEO of tesla and space x) has a stutter. Albert Einstein had almost no friends and was bad a socialising. Steven hawking had trouble making friends. The guy who invented the inigma machine that helped win the war walked around his work in Pjamas. From personal experience I can say I am not very good a socialising. It comes hand in hand. Larger intelligence usually means less social skills. Things such as asperger sindrome prove that. This is because social skills are instinctual and intelligent people have a larger rational thinking/logical part of the brain Andy a smaller instinctual part of the brain. Based on expirience girls don't find intelligent guys attractive they find people that look intelligent (e.g. Good social skills) and quick thinking attractive.
its also worth noting, that a massive gap in intelligence is not attractive. If your a very intelligent man, your intelligence will not attract a beautiful but un-intelligent girl.

In general:

Girls like guys who are a little more intelligent then them. Not to much that they feel bad, but enough that they are impressed and feel they can rely on this person.

Guys like girls who are a little less intelligent then them.. not to much less that they cant talk on the same level though.. with the only exception being if the guy is talented in some other way that outshines the girls intelligence.

(obviously there are exceptions to this rule)
Original post by CleverSquirrel
yes but to an extent, it is attractive but when they get cocky about it, its annoying and a turn off too


i hate this :frown: and its such a big turn off
Original post by Sulfolobus
In general, yes.

But, listen lads of TSR, if you turn up for a date with your GCSE certificates, expect to go home alone.


What if I offer her my D?
Yes i think it’s better to be openly smart and not dumb yourself down, but please don’t be a nerd :smile:

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