Study Shows Men Can’t Deal With Women Who Are Smarter Than Them
Men are attracted to the idea of dating intelligent women - but don't actually like the reality of it.
That's according to researchers who carried out several studies into what men find desirable in women.
The findings, to be published in the November edition of ‘Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin’, concluded that men find the propect of dating intelligent women intimidating.
The study, carried out by researchers the University of Buffalo, California Lutheran University and University of Texas, Austin, posits that men’s attraction to certain traits in women can be directly affected by how realistic a romantic prospect their potential lover is.
Broken into two parts, 105 men were first read a hypothetical scenario involving a woman who either outperformed or underperformed them in a Maths or English course and then made to imagine them as a romantic partner.
The men ranked a woman who outscored them as a more desirable partner, with the study stating that “men formed favourable impressions and showed greater interest in women who displayed more (versus less) intelligence than themselves.”
However, the second part of the study – when men were asked if they would date such a woman in real life – showed that the men got cold feet.
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/new-study-says-men-find-dating-intelligent-women-intimidating-a6700861.html
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ReplyDeleteThe study must have been done by unicorns! 😜 Glad to hear your eye is better. 👍
ReplyDeleteRather a small sample size isn't it?
ReplyDeleteI believe it.
ReplyDeleteI am also single..😒
BUT, how were these men raised? Specifically in regards to interacting with women. #naturevnurture
ReplyDeleteI attribute this to most men lack "real" confidence therefore are more often than not, intimidated.
ReplyDeleteI've seen and read stories about women who are considered very attractive don't actually get approached as often as men think they do.
That number of men approaching them decreases the more professional/intelligent the woman appears through dress and behavioral conduct.
Too many dudes talk that big talk cant walk the walk. ☺
Having high emotional intelligent has much more bearing and is always a positive. High math and/or english scores are nice but doesn't make one more intelligent. Like big whup :D
ReplyDeleteEach to their own. I probably wouldn't date a woman who was a mathematician, but a potentially more (or equally, if intelligence can truly be measured) intelligent woman who reads Philosophy, Computer Science, Chemistry, Biochemistry...
ReplyDeleteUnder all this intelligence men cannot feel the "woman", that might be the challenge Corina Marinescu
ReplyDeleteWell many men are idiots. Give me the hottie smarties any day! :D
ReplyDelete105 people isn't much of a sample size, and all taken from college students.
ReplyDeleteThere's a difference between desirability and your willingness to take a risk and date a person. Before I was married there were plenty of women I found desirable that I didn't have the guts to ask out. It seems like that's all this study has shown.
ReplyDeleteMatt Harden I'm not sure it showed even that, with such a small sample size and no valid cross section variance.
ReplyDeleteEQ is indeed much more important than IQ Evo Lumin ;)
ReplyDeleteThis study might be small but is sort of true...but that's just my opinion based on personal experiences. Also have to mention that I don't have the patience to invest in a relationship because I find most of the men...boring or annoying.
No hard feelings guys :D
We would be in trouble as a species if this held true universally, I think, because in roughly half of all relationships, the (or at least one) woman is smarter. This may tie into societal pressure for women to talk less than men.
ReplyDeleteI've dated two women who were smarter than I -- started college in their early teens. It wasn't intelligence that caused the demise of either relationship.
Corina Marinescu I find most people boring or annoying. I do not think that's limited to a single sex.
ReplyDeleteboring or annoying.......ouch.......there is just no winning today..........
ReplyDeleteCorina Marinescu ...so much for mojitos in Cuba. 😢😉
ReplyDeleteMojito could alter the boring effect Eric Ramos :))
ReplyDeleteCorina Marinescu but specifically, a Mojito in Cuba. 😆
ReplyDeleteI don't think I'd personally have problems with a relationship with someone smarter than me. But then again I think it's probably good to be somewhat on the same level. If you want a modern relationship with both parties being equals then it can put a strain on the relationship if one feels they are inferior. I think that goes both ways. Unfortunately there are still plenty of men (apes?) who are threatened by women who are even their equal.
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