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Yes yes yes! Especially when it comes to having a relationship. You can not have an in-depth discussion with defined abs, or learn anything from a bulging bicep. It's hard to take someone seriously when they can't carry a conversation.
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Its seriously hardwork striking up a relatioship with people with the same IQ as a glass of tepid water. So for me, smarts are a big bonus when choosing a mate or friends.
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To a certain degree, yes. As long as the person I admire is not high-headed and/or pompous about it... that's where the "ugly meter" kicks in and demolishes the attraction. This isn't to say that it literally turns me on to talk about quantum physics and microbiology, but it keeps the relationship stimulated :)
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Definetely. I find myself attracted more to men who are more intelligent...i love discussing and debating and i find that it ads so much to a relationship. Abs, gorgeous eyes and a great smile are nice, but intelligence turns me on :p
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Sometimes, it can be. It gets ugly when the other partner starts to use their intelligence to correct even the smallest details and minor issues.
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for me intelligence is not so much a turn on as dumbassedness is a turnoff
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yes..because even sex is communication...and the higher the intelligence the higher the communicative value (at least before and after).
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Intelligence is a huge turn-on. I love it when someone is really creative, talented, wise, or philosophical. I like it when someone has knowledge on unique things that I know little about but am very interested in. I love being impressed. The right dose of book smarts with natural intelligence is something I always look for.
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Yes. Looks don't hurt, but I find myself attracted to intelligence (with good wit attached) far more. I have to qualify that the intelligence should be self-evident in their actions/conversation, and not something they feel the need to "prove". :-)
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it's probably the biggest turn on for me. i'm a pretty complicated individual as far as men go, so it takes a rather intelligent woman to figure me out. why wouldn't it turn me on for a woman to understand me?
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Yes Master it sure is, I am intelligent and for me to meet a woman who is also intelligent sure is one of the biggest turn on there is...
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Well, it depends what one does with the intelligence I guess; it isnt enough just to be intelligent. If one uses one's intelligence to make another person laugh, to delight and thrill and generally enrich another person's life in the ways that person values it, I can easily see how that increases the giver's loveability/likeability. . And I think loveability/ikeability makes us more open and accepting of another person, and when we like that much of everything in that person, we're generally susceptible to the suggestion of sex. . But of course, that susceptibility is still governed by whether we're physically attracted or repelled to that person physically. . I dont know, I think the more intelligent a person is, the more he/she is also going to be fun to be with - and the more theyre able to press all your buttons because they can spot-on identify what those are, and know when and how to do so. . Of course intelligence is not enough, but still it beats stupid hands down everytime.
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Tempered intelligence is hot. What I mean by that is someone that is brilliant, but does not try to show off. Second on the list, a great, dry sense of humour. I married well. And she's pretty hot too. I don't know what she is doing with me?
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Yes, one of the biggest.
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I think it is more commonality, sense of humor and like-minded view of life that is the turn on rather than intelligence alone. You meet someone, you talk, you say something "clever", he gets it and appreciates it..that makes you feel good. He says something "clever", you get it and appreciate it, which makes him feel good. Certainly a certain level of logical thinking and knowledgeable conversation is helpful..but the sparks fly as you each open up and continue to find similarities there..intelligence alone wouldn't do it for me.:)
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For me, definitely.
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Do I find a certain degree of intelligence increses someone's sex appeal? Yes Am I attracted to Stephen Hawking? Not particularly.
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if it's a pretty girl it's better if she's not to clever because it's easier to get some.
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Yes. It is also a necessity, because stupidity is a turn-off.
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yeh i think if your dumb thats a trun off and kinda annoying
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I would say that capability, competence - of which intelligence is a part - is the big turn on. So a brain in a chair - not particularly. But a Lara Croft - intelligence in action - definitely.
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Yes; the scope of her intelligence is a mystery. You want to find out more...
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For me personally, yes. But really, it's less a matter of raw intelligence than it is one of personality. Someone can have a wonderful, kind, beautiful personality, and yet also be a dumb as a pillowcase full of wet sand, which often means that their wonderful personality isn't readily apparent. As a general rule, the more intelligent someone is, the easier it is for them to communicate, so when someone who's very intelligent happens to have a highly attractive personality, it's a lot easier to appreciate that personality because it comes through *Much* more clearly than if they were so unintelligent as to be incapable of carrying on a proper conversation. So actually, for me it's not so much that I find intelligence attractive in and of itself (Which I do, but it's far from the final word for me.) as it is that I find intelligence can really compliment and accentuate a person's other attractive traits.
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Yes, absoultely. Probably the biggest turn on next to sense of humor.
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Yes! I love a smart girl. I would not want to date someone that isn't that smart. Having a smart girlfriend would be more fun.
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Always. Smart is the sexiest thing going. Wit is truly exciting.
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Intelligence itself/the possessing of it? Yes- definitely. Misuse in the act of showing/demonstrating it? Definitely a turn-OFF. No one really likes those people who always show off by correcting others all the time or bragging about how much they know. O'course, it takes a truly intelligent person to be able to reason the best ways in which to show their intelligence appropriately.
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Why not? If my girl can do the taxes I would be the happiest guy alive.
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Yeah, to me it is. I don't know if I am a "typical male" or not. But I like smart women. I like being able to have a conversation about something besides some stupid Hollywood movie,...or movie star.
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Heck yes. It's a requirement for me. If you can't talk about more than celebrity gossip and television shows, then we won't last more than a few days, regardless of how good looking you are.
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I like smart women. It's nice to be ablke to hold a conversation about something other than the latest celebrity gossip.
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Absolutely. There can be no attraction without intelligence. Stupidity is not sexy.
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