Is it really possible for a woman to be smart?

IceToEskimos said:
I was making a joke there. Truthfully though, I don't need someone in my life who has the exact same skill set I do. I think the differences there create opportunities to be useful to each other. Isn't the whole relationship idea supposed to be enriching?

I don't think redundant skill sets are all that interesting or enriching.

That being said, brava to you if you can do all of those things at once.
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I know you were kidding :) Just saying, it's not like you can't have both.

Although I do believe it's most efficient if both people in a relationship can adopt differing roles for some things, there's also a lot to be gained with a bit of overlap. No one you work with will ever look out for you like a *good* romantic partner, and if that person understands what you do, they're in a better position than anyone to help you come up with new ideas or improve on the ones you already have. If you work in the same field but have slightly different connections and focuses, that can be pretty useful, too.

I've always been told you should have 2-3 serious interests in common with someone you settle down with - and at least a few others that you don't share. Enrichment doesn't have to come from the fact that you have different professional interests (though it obviously can). It can just as easily come from the fact that you like house music and she likes classical, or you like hiking and she loves archaeology, etc.
 


In my opinion it isn't a good thing for a woman (or any type of spouse for that matter) to have too much shared knowledge.

Let her be good at her shit and let me be good at mine and then we can cover any situation that pops up, from cooking to changing the oil.

EDIT: Said better than me...
IceToEskimos said:
I was making a joke there. Truthfully though, I don't need someone in my life who has the exact same skill set I do. I think the differences there create opportunities to be useful to each other. Isn't the whole relationship idea supposed to be enriching?

I don't think redundant skill sets are all that interesting or enriching.

That being said, brava to you if you can do all of those things at once.
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Hav3n said:
Let her be good at her shit and let me be good at mine and then we can cover any situation that pops up, from cooking to changing the oil.
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I completely agree with the idea of complimentary skill sets being important to a relationship. To me its that ability to actually figure out the stuff that they are not comfortable with that I find lacking in many females (actually could easily be said many men fail at this as well)
 
dmnEPC said:
I completely agree with the idea of complimentary skill sets being important to a relationship. To me its that ability to actually figure out the stuff that they are not comfortable with that I find lacking in many females (actually could easily be said many men fail at this as well)
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Also sooooooooo true. That said I don't wany my wife poking around in the registry even if she googled it!
 
I've known a couple of chicks personally that could drive the shit out of a formula ford racing car. That ain't no joke -- takes dude like abilities in every way.
 
stefanie said:
It's not an either/or kind of thing. Totally possible to troubleshoot your laptop on the kitchen counter while fixing dinner and running a load of laundry.
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