Some girls go for the " bad boy ", just as some men will go for sluts. This doesn't mean that either case will make for a happy, long lasting marriage. Neither usually does.
What you must realize, is that you may think that you are " intelligent "; but you may not be.OTOH, you mught be somewhat intelligent, and totally lack any social graces. Outside of Bill Gates, or any other nerd with billions , no woman is usually going to be interested in just an antisocial, inept , but intelligent nerd.
Most guys overlook the importance of this. You can be an ugly bastard of a guy and still end up with very desirable women. There are examples of this all over the place. But if you are an ugly bastard of woman, you are pretty much hosed.
Why this is important to guys is that if you aren't a GQ model, you can still legitimately attract gorgeous and otherwise desirable women by developing your other assets that women find compelling in a man. If you are average looking but self-confident and have your act together, you should have no problem getting high quality women in numbers. One of the biggest problems guys have is that they kind of assume that girls view guys in a way that is analogous to how guys view girls, when this isn't really the case and is almost certainly detrimental to men doing what they need to do to attract the mate they want. The world CAN be your oyster, but you have to learn the rules of the game. :-)
Not necessarily so. The ability to intimidate, swindle (legally), and luck seem to be major factors.
Never underestimate the power of connections, especially ones tha are generations old.
Some make it on brains, but far more make it on BS.