tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post1322682647243181349..comments2023-12-28T18:17:11.191-05:00Comments on Gruntled Center: Smart Men Marry Smart Women 1Gruntledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-59596165260422742322007-02-13T09:20:00.000-05:002007-02-13T09:20:00.000-05:00Being smart is a complex gift and skill. Our educ...Being smart is a complex gift and skill. Our educational system is good at finding smart people and putting them on the track of elite education, and then toward a small range of occupations. But there are mainly alternative paths that smart people take. College is a more important marriage market than it used to be, especially for smart people.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-16570038051666784082007-02-13T08:26:00.000-05:002007-02-13T08:26:00.000-05:00The question I have concerning 'smart' people is ...The question I have concerning 'smart' people is this: What exactly constitutes 'smart'? Is it strictly high IQ and earning potential? Or something more? <BR/><BR/>Truthfully,I personally believe 'smart' people are overrated. You can have a man or woman who is very intelligent in one area of life (such as academics) but totally stupid in other areas of life (such as people skills, personality, etc). Does that make them smart? Not in my book - you can be a genius that has a lot of earning potential yet lack the sense to deal with people. <BR/><BR/>Also, attraction (and marriage) is more than just earning potential. I could meet a woman that is super smart and has all the earning potential in the world, but if she has a lousy personality or doesn't take care of herself healthwise, then it is a waste.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-85449354191851679592007-02-12T23:49:00.000-05:002007-02-12T23:49:00.000-05:00One of the nice thing about smart men is that they...One of the nice thing about smart men is that they can change their behavior based on a good argument. Like this one.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-8583937063190520522007-02-12T13:02:00.000-05:002007-02-12T13:02:00.000-05:00I am a happy smart man with my smart woman. Consc...I am a happy smart man with my smart woman. Consciously or unconsciously, intelligence was one of my criteria for a mate. As I get older, I appreciate having someone who can think as fast as I do.<BR/><BR/>I have had to confront the reality of my wife making more than me, and it did give me pause. Not a long pause, though. (And unfortunately, the corporate world being what it is she's fallen behind me again. It was either that or let her company move both of us halfway across the country with NO job for me.) I think we're (men) hardwired to be the primary breadwinner.<BR/><BR/>At any rate, I wonder how many young people see beyond the surface to choose intelligence at the same level or above looks and personality. In college, experience seems to support the theory that this number is smaller than it should be, but maybe things get fixed by the time people get around to marrying.Mark Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06744333045874641836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-45723905711707047022007-02-12T11:26:00.000-05:002007-02-12T11:26:00.000-05:00Not that its important to the point of the blog, b...Not that its important to the point of the blog, but scientific myths should be abolished...sooooo, from Wikipedia.<BR/><BR/>It is believed that the calculations which purported to show that bumblebees cannot fly are based upon a simplified linear treatment of oscillating aerofoils. The method assumes small amplitude oscillations without flow separation. This ignores the effect of dynamic stall, an airflow separation inducing a large vortex above the wing, which briefly produces several times the lift of the aerofoil in regular flight. More sophisticated aerodynamic analysis shows that the bumblebee can fly because its wings encounter dynamic stall in every oscillation cycle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-77150978472176350002007-02-12T11:21:00.000-05:002007-02-12T11:21:00.000-05:00"I doubt, however, that these men would have conte..."I doubt, however, that these men would have contemplated what it would actually be like to have a wife making more money than them."<BR/><BR/>I am curious, what is it actually like? Is it just terrible to imagine? I guess I don't get your point.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10354677555829675296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-23083941266613611172007-02-12T10:37:00.000-05:002007-02-12T10:37:00.000-05:00Fair enough. Still, I do think Whelan is probably...Fair enough. Still, I do think Whelan is probably right that the younger generation of men would be more accepting, even appreciative, of wives who make more than they do, than older generations were and are.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-90777415364304931782007-02-12T09:02:00.000-05:002007-02-12T09:02:00.000-05:00Single men, I am guessing, are more likely to be y...Single men, I am guessing, are more likely to be young men, and therefore earning less than older, married men. It is therefore not surprising that they <I>say</I> they wouldn't mind a wife that makes more money than them. I doubt, however, that these men would have contemplated what it would actually be like to have a wife making more money than them.<BR/><BR/>It works in theory, but in theory a bumblebee can't fly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com