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I’m told fables about men who are interested in smart and successful women — they’re stories I’ve been fed by the media, by rom coms, and even by men themselves. However, most evidence in my life has pointed to the contrary, as some of the dumbest fucking girls I’ve ever met can’t sit down, because they have a set of balls in their back pockets, and some of the smartest are all alone.
It’s not that I think any dudes are out there like “oh, bitch likes to read? No thanks, nerd!” It’s just that a good tit top will do more than in depth conversation about singularity ever has, which after a careful two-second evaluation of all the events in my love life that have gotten me to where I am right now, is likely my downfall.
And now, ~exciting~ new research confirms that I’m not just a desperate, bitter, single girl making excuses for her depressing love life while simultaneously complimenting herself (I mean, I am that girl, I’m just not only that girl). Men — wait for it — actually don’t like smart girls! Neat!
Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Buffalo, and California Lutheran University conducted a study published in the Personality and Social Bulletin on 105 different heterosexual male test subjects. In one study, they were given tests and told “a woman either outperformed or underperformed them in a math or English course, and then instructed…to imagine this woman as a romantic partner.” And the guys were like, “girl, what that brain do?” Everyone was much more interested, so they thought, in the smart girl than the dumb girl, when this girl was just a hypothetical humanoid with a hypothetical vagina.
But guess what happened in a second test, when they met this imaginary smart girl in real life! Men who were told the woman outperformed them all basically told the smart girl “die alone, surrounded by a bunch of books, you ugly hag.” They were more likely to rate the smart woman as unattractive, and distance themselves from her, and less likely to get her number or plan a date.
And so, we’re left to include that men like telling people they like smart girls, but they don’t actually like real, live, smart girls IRL. It’s so weird, because all of the sapiosexual porn based on accomplished women of intellect, shouting ten-dollar words as they bang guys over their doctoral degrees really suggested otherwise. .
[via NY Mag]
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Veronica
Veronica (@VeronicaRuckh) is a writer, editor and content manager for Grandex, Inc. After having spent her undergraduate years drinking $4 double LITs on a patio and drunk texting away potential suitors, she managed to graduate with an impressive GPA and an unimpressive engagement ring -- so unimpressive, in fact, some might say it's not there at all. Veronica has recently switched from vodka to wine on weekdays.
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Way to stereotype all men based on 105 guys. If the roles were switched, I’m sure all the feminists would be yelling about how sexist that is.
And Veronica, if your personality is anything like your writing, then that’s probably why you’re still single.
Finally, smart girls are sexy as fuck. It’s not the first point of attraction that I look for, but it’s definitely a make it or break it component when deciding whether to be in a relationship with a girl. I knew that I wanted to be in a relationship with my current girlfriend when she could keep up with me when discussing politics and when she told me she’d already read the 3 books I’m planning on reading next.
If she acts anything in real life like she does on her snap story, that might be why she’s single.
Veronica, love you on OCC, you strike hold on Twitter every now and again, but girl… Gotta stop live tweeting dates and sitting around making duck faces at your phone for ten seconds at a time.
This is Roast of The Year material
I need to pad my stats then. It’s times like this that I miss Duda.
I’ve never followed her on any form of social media (except for awhile on Tinder), but this seems accurate.
Keep in mind we’re on a site aimed at people fresh out of college, therefore by implication we went to college. So we probably self-select towards liking intelligent girls more so than the average blue-collar worker.
You don’t have to be a PhD student studying neuroscience, but if you can’t keep up with me to a certain extent and be capable of discussing more things than social events and alcohol, I’m really not interested.
#dead
literally lol’d
I don’t understand why you and other men are so impressed when a woman can “keep up with you” in X topic. What exactly is so impressive about that?
Because so many purposefully dumb themselves down and act like the girl from TGDAG, thinking that it’s cute and we’re into it.
I just think that’s a weird sentiment. You talk to a girl and she can “keep up wit with you” (as if that’s an exceptionally high bar) and you’re impressed? Is that not just the expectation? I’m not wowed any time a guy is not a complete idiot (though after reading these comments maybe I should be). If this is your default it sounds like your opinion of yourself is too high or your opinion of women is too low.
Found the high school dropout.
sometimes it’s nice to have a conversation with someone that knows what the hell you’re talking about and can genuinely contribute to said conversation. I’m not sure what was so difficult to understand about that.
False. My wife has her doctorate and it’s fucking incredible.
Ok then, problem solved. One man says he is impressed by his wife’s education so the study is now invalid.
Education doesn’t equal intelligence and intelligence doesn’t equal education. He is impressed his wife has both.
Was this written as some weird self-assurance for yourself?
Profile picture checks out.
Holy catfish
I hated and disagree with everything about this article.
Take notes Veronica. Sup Robin?
Can you imagine if there was an option to DM people on here
Not personally, but ATL guy would probably get a ton of Dick Pics.
We’re actually working on that feature.
Just kidding.
Fuck you, Will. Don’t bring our hopes up like that.
There would definitely be more commenter hookups.
What I’m hearing is not that guys don’t like smart girls, it’s that guys don’t like girls smarter than themselves.
Smart people date smart people and dumb people date dumb people. It’s science
And there are significantly more idiots in this world so yeah the majority of men are probably turned off and intimidated by the smart girls.
And dumb people reproduce at a higher rate since they’re usually unaware of the price or responsibilities of a child let alone 4+, therefore the dumb people in the world increase at an increasing rate which means eventually the entire world will be filled with dumb people (not totally convinced we’re not already at that point.) And at which point dumber (not saying everyone who does is) people tend to vote democrat so we probably will never see another republican president.
I can’t screw a degree?
In the wise words of Jon Lajoie, “I can’t have sex with your personality, I can’t put my penis in your college degree, and I can’t shove my fist in your childhood dreams, so why’re you sharing all this information with me?”
Also, did she really finish the article using the word “include” in the place of a more appropriate “conclude”?
Haha, trying to prove you’re smart and then screw up. Story of my life though too.
“Guys don’t like smart girls” is a cop out that makes you feel good about being single. When men say intelligent they mean interesting, and able to hold a conversation about something besides what you posted on Instagram that morning. I have a friend who is a Dr. and to be honest it’s not the fact that she intelligent that makes her shine, it’s the fact that she used that intelligence and drive to create and find a passion that literally save lives. Leave this click bait shit to TheRecruitmentChair.
Completely false for me. My last girlfriend is currently in medical school. I enjoyed our intelligent conversations. Also, her vagina came at me like a game of hungry hungry hippos so that helped too.
Congrats on the past sex.
Currently imagining your reaction to an article written by a guy whining that girls say they want a nice guy but actually go after assholes.