My lowest was 129 and my highest 163. O_O But I don't think I'm smart at all, those online tests are just easy. (perhaps so that people don't get pissed off and keep visiting the website?)

This post was last modified: 11-08-2007 04:51 PM by mimizu.

Eh... I don't think so. Socializing is a very complex system of queries and responses. It's very tricky to give a "passing" response at the appropriate time, combined with the right body language.

Those people can do it without thinking because for them it's on a learned-reflex level. (ie. like typing, or riding a bicycle) They already know anything that people can say to them, and the proper way to respond. It's automatic for them.

And they know how to respond when someone does something that doesn't fit the routine: bash. If you are seen as "weird" you will be made fun of and eventually excluded. (or not accepted in the first place). There is a way to be weird while actually gaining respect for it. That's what the "clowns" do. They know how to step out of the limits just a little to make people laugh, but not enough to weird them out.

My own way of dealing with this became...
1. not saying any opinions about the topic that's being discussed because my opinions are "weird"
2. not bringing up any new topics, because the things that interest me are "weird"

This might be a ridiculous thing for me to ask of you, but can you describe some examples of men responding to you and leaving you with the impression that they assumed you're unintelligent? Hmmm. I find it weird that every man you've encountered has made you feel this way.

I'm very feminine already so I can't adjust that and I'm not worried about a career. My problem is socially interacting with men. It's good of you to admit that most guys don't want a girl who is smarter than them. Usually when I mention this it's met with denial. I always let guys take the lead too so I can't change anything there either. I have no problem with guys wanting to be with me. The problem I have is getting treated like I actually have a mind.

It's not a ridiculous thing for you to ask me. Some examples of how men respond to me that show me they can't accept my level of intelligence are completely ignoring me in philosophical or scientific discussions, refusing my help in areas of advanced knowledge and instead taking the assistance of a man who is obviously not as educated in that field as I am, oversimplifying explainations, and actually coming out and telling me that I couldn't possibly know something that I just explained. There are more but those are the basics.

For the record I have to say that there have been a few black men who haven't done this. Instead some seem to be very impressed with my intelligence but with every white man it's always the same.

Oh and no I'm not black. In case some could be considering that's the reason. It just seems like black men are much more open minded.

Well I am not sure who you are dating, but I would suggest dating smarter men. My best friend is a PhD student and he has no patience for dumb girls. He wants someone as smart as him, and smarter is fine with him.

I'm not dating anyone. As for trying to interact with smarter men then there's the problem of them always having to prove they're smarter. That along with their usual higher level of arrogance firmly keeps me distant from genius level men.

Ohh I see. Well I think I may be in a similar boat. Most girls tend to go for more athletic type guys, but they don't give me a chance to show that I'm good at sports or that I can be just as fun. Just because I don't look like the athletic type doesn't mean that I'm all about books and computers.

Sometimes I try to make intelligence-neutral talk. This doesn't mean talking about the weather necessarily, but you know what I mean...just general, casual stuff.

If I start dating a girl, I try not to make myself look that smart. I don't want her to think that I'm geeky. So I think it happens for guys too. It's all about finding the right match. I think you'll eventually find a guy who really appreciates your intelligence.

Well... Average people think I'm smart but smart people don't care or are annoyed with me because I am a lazy ass. But it really does bug me when people treat me like I'm stupid! When they do that, I have to prove them wrong using big words for insults. "cognitive deficient" is my favorite... I love when people are just like, huh? because with a response like that they just prove my point, they are a cognitive deficient and I am not stupid!
-but anyway, please forgive me if I'm a little off today, I'm exhausted and hyped up on an industrial sized red bull...

XL is cheaper and has the same effect. But yes, taurine = life.