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Brainy girls have marriage handicap
the Australian ^ | January 03, 2005 | "correspondents in London"

Posted on 01/02/2005 2:29:21 PM PST by FormerACLUmember

A HIGH IQ is a hindrance for women wanting to get married, while it is an asset for men, according to a study by four British universities.

The study found the likelihood of marriage increased by 35 per cent for males for each 16-point increase in IQ.

But for females, there was a 40 per cent drop for each 16-point rise.

The findings, by the universities of Aberdeen, Bristol, Edinburgh and Glasgow, were published in Britain's Sunday Times newspaper.

The study was based on the IQs of 900 males and females between their 10th and 40th birthdays.

Paul Brown, a psychologist and professor at Nottingham University, told the Sunday Times: "Women in their late 30s who have gone for careers after the first flush of university and who are among the brightest of their generation are finding that men are just not interesting enough."

Writer and broadcaster Claire Rayner said intelligent men often prefered a less brainy partner.

"A chap with a high IQ is going to get a demanding job that is going to take up a lot of his energy and time.

"In many ways he wants a woman who is an old-fashioned wife and looks after the home, a copy of his mum in a way."


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Japan; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: iq; japan; marraige; unitedkingdom
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To: Ginifer
What a bunch of BS. How many people did they actually poll to get the results they wanted?

You may be on to something. A lot of these "a new study says..." stories really say more about the reporter than about the study.

d.o.l.

Criminal Number 18F

161 posted on 01/02/2005 3:46:57 PM PST by Criminal Number 18F (Opening Soon: New, Improved Tagline)
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To: Paperdoll
sweetness, loyalty, submissiveness, thoughtfulness, fidelity, or lovingness

Are you talking about a spouse or a Pomeranian?

162 posted on 01/02/2005 3:46:59 PM PST by ShadowDancer
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To: marajade
"There's all kinds of attributes available in women today. Intelligent women who also wear shirts that don't fit. It just depends upon what you're looking for or at."

Agreed and with enthusiasm. I don't have anything against the display of a bit of skin (believe me!) but if that's all a woman has to offer, I'm not interested

163 posted on 01/02/2005 3:51:31 PM PST by muir_redwoods
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To: Paperdoll
Hi Paperdoll, and a very Happy New Year too you and yours!

I meet most of them through either work or volunteering on different projects (hospitals, firehouses, police depts, museums, libraries, etc). I used to work with a bunch of engineers, but most of them are to an@l retentive. I've also met plenty of them on different vacations that I have taken and remained friends with them. My dearest and oldest friends are males who are totally secure in themselves and not at all intimidated by a smart woman, they find it very stimulating instead of having to talk with a "bimbo". I've sat up for hours many a night just talking about any subject that comes up. (hint: a good bottle of wine doesn't hurt either...LOL!)
164 posted on 01/02/2005 3:52:55 PM PST by Ginifer
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To: Andy from Chapel Hill
I also had women in my MBA class with similar results as in your class.

One of the problems with marrying MBA women is that the couple will now have two careers that will pull them in different directions--literally. He gets a job offer in Chicago. He has one in L.A. Now what. :-(

One partner needs to be the dominant breadwinner who will be prepared to subordinate their career if needed. Otherwise the marriage just won't work.

Since the MBA women want to use their skills in the workforce they will tend to discourage a high-powered, high-earner mate. On the other hand they will tend to look down on blue collar types.

I think most MBA students (male and female) recognize that this is just the way it is.
165 posted on 01/02/2005 3:54:35 PM PST by cgbg (A new song for the Dummies--Brain Dead in O-hi-o.)
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To: maggiefluffs
" You rang?!?

; )"

Wow!, maybe ;-)

166 posted on 01/02/2005 3:54:39 PM PST by muir_redwoods
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To: Andy from Chapel Hill
Their attitude is pretty sour, but they look good!

And their looks will be appreciated only by their undertaker. Too bad for them, but that's what you get for living a philosophy based on hatred of the other sex.

167 posted on 01/02/2005 3:54:44 PM PST by Prime Choice (No...my powers can only be used for Good.)
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To: cyborg

What boss-secretary thread? I need some entertainment. LOL.


168 posted on 01/02/2005 3:56:32 PM PST by spetznaz (Nuclear tipped ICBMs: The Ultimate Phallic Symbol.)
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To: cyborg

You need to be a friend before you can be married. This is a guy who just does not like women, period.


169 posted on 01/02/2005 3:56:55 PM PST by FormerACLUmember (Free Republic is 21st Century Samizdat)
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To: Paperdoll

Friendship and shared spiritual beliefs are the basis for many a successful marraige.


170 posted on 01/02/2005 3:58:29 PM PST by FormerACLUmember (Free Republic is 21st Century Samizdat)
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To: spetznaz

Some article that was about men marrying their assistants and not their bosses. It went to the smokey backroom *LOL* so what does that tell you!


171 posted on 01/02/2005 3:59:16 PM PST by cyborg (http://mentalmumblings.blogspot.com/)
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To: sassbox

Interesting, but then what does this say about the universities? Are the colleges simply places of psychological neutering?


172 posted on 01/02/2005 4:00:36 PM PST by FormerACLUmember (Free Republic is 21st Century Samizdat)
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To: spetznaz

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1306188/posts


173 posted on 01/02/2005 4:01:37 PM PST by cyborg (http://mentalmumblings.blogspot.com/)
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To: exnavychick

I agree. I scheduled my college courses during the time my children where in school so I could be at home with them. It took a little longer to get my degrees, but it was worth it. My son actually learned Anatomy and Physiology and Criminal Justice because he helped me study.


174 posted on 01/02/2005 4:03:07 PM PST by Ginifer
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To: Ginifer

LOL...now that's a great way to spend time with your kids! My boys are too young for that, but I know we all benefit when they are "helping" me.

Very clever!


175 posted on 01/02/2005 4:05:17 PM PST by exnavychick (Just my two cents, as usual.)
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To: Cicero
docile wife

Your friend should count his blessings he hasn't found one.

A women like that would build up rage over time (a laundry list of complaints) and would explode in a very negative way when he least expected it.

It is far better to hear about the issues while they are still current events. :)
176 posted on 01/02/2005 4:06:21 PM PST by cgbg (A new song for the Dummies--Brain Dead in O-hi-o.)
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To: marajade

Yeah, we can't help it if our shirts don't fit.


177 posted on 01/02/2005 4:08:21 PM PST by NYpeanut (gulping for air, I started crying and yelling at him, "Why did you lie to me?")
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To: exnavychick
I honestly don't know many men who will actually marry a stupid woman. Date, certainly, but marry? I don't think so.

Oh, I don't know. I've never met a person that wasn't an absolute idiot in some way. My wife and I both have I.Q.s of about 140, but each have a forte' in very different areas.

178 posted on 01/02/2005 4:10:33 PM PST by papertyger
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To: Mamzelle

Ugh.


179 posted on 01/02/2005 4:12:23 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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To: papertyger

Oh that's true enough. I don't know anyone who doesn't have a weakness. It just depends on what you define as "stupid" and what your tolerance level for said stupidity is. What bothers one person may not bother someone else.


180 posted on 01/02/2005 4:14:09 PM PST by exnavychick (Just my two cents, as usual.)
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