If people think in terms of marrying 'up' or 'down', IMO they have a view of themselves that ain't too healthy. "Oooooh, I am so fecking wonderful that the WORLD will want ME!" Jaysus, gimme a break. Most people, guy or gal, have days they should put their heads in ovens to save the rest of us the angst of their views and opinions. If the opposite sex is a 'chore' for you to relate to on a human level, don't. Listening to people talk about how 'the other sex' buggered up their lives is a pain in the arse. If your relationships went down the tubes for whatever reason, it's likely you too had something to do with it. If you feel you're too intelligent for those around you, and yet you're not intelligent enough to know that then you're doomed to failure in your relationships, then y'ain't as smart as you think you are. Your initial premise was wrong to begin with.

The gal who started this thread is extremely bright--certainly my intellectual superior. Doesn't bother me a bit.

As to the absolutely stupid idea that only dolts like to cook or take care of the mundane stuff that has to be attended to around the house/home--stop being so bloody childish. No one gets off cleaning the toilet bowl or doing the dishes. It's just stuff that has to be done--regardless of your IQ or self-perceived intelligence. Get over it. And if you don't have the people skills to arrive at a solution that works for both the people in a relationship, then you're too self-absorbed to begin with. The longest journey begins with the first step. If your first step starts with looking for everything wrong about the other person, you're in for a really crappy journey.

Thank you for allowing me to get this little rant off my chest.

BM