Beauty or Brains

[AztecSDSU]

I'd rather have brains. But, I tend to date very smart guys (almost nerds) that are muscular. I like guys who work out, shows they care about their health/fitness, but they have to be smart. I find that makes them even more attractive. An unintelligent guy, but one who is very good looking, to me? Is boring.

Most of us in the meathead camp are nerds. We're just obsessed with topics like physiology, exercise science, nutrition, kinetics, and so on instead of video games or comic books. Two sides of the same coin really.

 

[AztecSDSU]

Bookish chicks tend to be the type that are depressed all the time, which as clever as they might be gets pretty old. I'd take the stereotypical California airhead that's fun to be around over that any day.

 

[Lord Of The Forest]

Bookish chicks tend to be the type that are depressed all the time, which as clever as they might be gets pretty old. I'd take the stereotypical California airhead that's fun to be around over that any day.

That's quite interesting. Is this anecdotal, or do you have some studies to cite? I'll give you some anecdotal information of my own: I've known quite a few 'bookish chicks' and they haven't struck me as being depressed. One of them is more bookish than I could ever dream of being, and she's one of the most positive people you'll ever meet.

 

[Nom De Guerre]

Bookish chicks tend to be the type that are depressed all the time, which as clever as they might be gets pretty old. I'd take the stereotypical California airhead that's fun to be around over that any day.

I'm with you on this one. My experience has almost always been better when they make me laugh all of the time than me having to babysit somebody's feelings...

 

[AztecSDSU]

That's quite interesting. Is this anecdotal, or do you have some studies to cite? I'll give you some anecdotal information of my own: I've known quite a few 'bookish chicks' and they haven't struck me as being depressed. One of them is more bookish than I could ever dream of being, and she's one of the most positive people you'll ever meet.

It's anecdotal, though I do believe there are a few studies floating around out there that correlate higher IQ with tendencies towards mental health issues.

Why Smarter People Are More Likely To Be Mentally Ill

Personally I've just found people that don't style themselves intellectuals are much more fun to around. Thus I'll take the California airheard any day.

 

[leothelioness]

Most of us in the meathead camp are nerds. We're just obsessed with topics like physiology, exercise science, nutrition, kinetics, and so on instead of video games or comic books. Two sides of the same coin really.

Those things are not considered nerdy. Lol

 

[leothelioness]

It's anecdotal, though I do believe there are a few studies floating around out there that correlate higher IQ with tendencies towards mental health issues.

Why Smarter People Are More Likely To Be Mentally Ill

Personally I've just found people that don't style themselves intellectuals are much more fun to around. Thus I'll take the California airheard any day.

And what's your IQ?

 

[ReesePiece23]

really? who's heart would you recommend?

I'm not really one to comment - I'm more of a gallbladder man myself...

 

[Gnarwhal]

Those things are not considered nerdy. Lol

I'm not so sure being a nerd in general is a bad thing anymore...

 

[leothelioness]

I'm not so sure being a nerd in general is a bad thing anymore...

I agree, it's not. I would consider myself to be one. Nothing wrong with it at all.

 

[dmpeace]

I agree, it's not. I would consider myself to be one. Nothing wrong with it at all.

Those circles are some made up stuff.

 

[Gnarwhal]

I think How I Met Your Mother made nerding out on stuff cool... like Star Wars.

 

[dmpeace]

I think How I Met Your Mother made nerding out on stuff cool... like Star Wars.

People watch to much tv.

 

[AztecSDSU]

Those things are not considered nerdy. Lol

I don't think things are, or aren't, "nerdy." It's more a matter of how a person approaches them. It's hardly nerdy to know how to use a computer, or even use one daily at this point. Now if you can build one with raw components your interest in computers goes well beyond the standard. Not unlike the difference between someone that runs a little here and there fore exercise, and someone whose approach to their cardiovascular exercise is based on the Tabata approach as they've modified it with outside source information and personal experimentation.

It's just more socially okay to be an exercise nerd than it is to be a science fiction nerd.

 

[AztecSDSU]

And what's your IQ?

Don't know, never taken a real IQ test.

 

[Gnarwhal]

People watch to much tv.

I work in TV.

kthxbai.

 

[Messy]

Would you rather have a SO that was beautiful/handsome, but not very smart or a SO that was very intelligent, but not very attractive?

Please not very intelligent, he'd be so bored with me, LOL and I with him. Imagine having someone who can only talk about math or science and those stupid comments I'd make. Those really intelligent people they just hook up with each other, they have their own dating sites too here.

 

[CCHIPSS]

Bookish chicks tend to be the type that are depressed all the time, which as clever as they might be gets pretty old. I'd take the stereotypical California airhead that's fun to be around over that any day.

I found that the book girls also tend to care a lot more about the people that gets to know them. If you get on their good side they will also look out for you.

When I talk about "smart girls" earlier I was talking about those who can destroy people with their mouth. They love social drama and love to play games. Those I hate, even to this day.

 

[ColoradoGrrrl21]

Brains. Definitely.

A really psychically attractive guy becomes instantly a total turn off if he's a dim bulb.

Likewise, an average or even generally less-attractive guy is so much more attractive if he can keep pace with me intellectually - even more if he can challenge me intellectually.

I've ended things after just a couple dates with more than a few guys who were perfectly kind and nice looking simply because they couldn't hold an intelligent conversation.

 

[Guy Incognito]