Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ttidcc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!bellcore!decvax!genrad!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!cmcl2!philabs!ttidca!ttidcc!hollombe From: hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) Newsgroups: net.singles,net.social Subject: Re: Intelligence Message-ID: <457@ttidcc.UUCP> Date: Thu, 6-Jun-85 19:15:24 EDT Article-I.D.: ttidcc.457 Posted: Thu Jun 6 19:15:24 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 9-Jun-85 03:10:59 EDT References: <456@ttidcc.UUCP> Reply-To: hollombe@ttidcc.UUCP (The Polymath) Organization: The Cat Factory Lines: 46 Xref: watmath net.singles:7206 net.social:620 In article <456@ttidcc.UUCP> regard@ttidcc.UUCP (Adrienne Regard) writes: > >You shoulda realized then what I did -- there are plenty of fish in the sea -- >interesting fish at that. "Girls" in the sense used above means really one >specific group of females who had a specific sense of values that didn't >include you. > >There is something dangerous in believing your situation doesn't have it's >counterpart in the females of the world, and not trying to find those >females who feel similarly to you. Why do I get the feeling you are still >missing the wealth of the population pool? The problem you're overlooking is that having a high I.Q. can give a whole new meaning to "lonely at the top". I've scored well enough on various tests to qualify for membership in several of the "high IQ" societies. The problem is not just finding women who want to go out with me, but also finding women with whom I can interact on my level. Screening on intelligence alone narrows my choices to less than 2% of the general population. From that reduced pool I have to find people who meet my other criteria for compatability (brains aren't everything (-: ), and from _that_ tiny minority I have to find those who find _me_ acceptable. Looked at from this perspective, there aren't that many fish in the sea after all, at least not useful ones. The best one can do is to look for the better fishing grounds, i.e.: join Mensa and attend their various activities. At least the preliminary screening has mostly been done for you. Granted, there are high IQ type people who prefer their SOs to be less intelligent than they are. They do have a wide population to choose from. For those of us who aren't intimidated by other people's brains and want to share our interests with our SOs, the choice is _much_ narrower. And remember: "Before you find your handsome/beautiful prince(ss) you'll have to kiss a lot of frogs." -- -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- The Polymath (aka: Jerry Hollombe) Citicorp TTI "How goes the rat race?" 3100 Ocean Park Blvd. "The rats are winning." Santa Monica, CA 90405 -- Paul Lynde (213) 450-9111, ext. 2483 {philabs,randvax,trwrb,vortex}!ttidca!ttidcc!hollombe