Yes! I think that makes good sense, especially how it pertains to a group. Also I bet it’s nasty blend of all three, insecurity, comfort zone, and sexism.

but imagine how much stupider the crimes they would be wanted for...could be catastrophic :O

If they knew what he looked like, having questioned him already, how did liking the photo of his wanted self reveal new information?

On the bright side, they’re on her extremities. She could hack them off.

The looks thing, needing a “10” and even having that scale, that’s being a pig. But the wanting fewer partners or a totally chaste history...that could be a way of ensuring your partner isn’t “sexually smarter” couldn’t it? So maybe a bit of protective thing, maybe a lot of that comfort zone thing you mentioned as…

I’ve seen her in a trailer for a spy-agent comedy coming soon! Every time she’s cast in a role like that, it’s deeply satisfying. I love helping her laugh all the way to the bank. Fuck those guys.

What I got from it, and it’s likely I brought an assumption to the table, was that you are saying that smart guys like smart women because intelligence poses no threat, so what is left is the good stuff. What I figured this implied was the old historical notion of “men preferring dumber women” is an issue that may…

haha true! But is her physique a challenge to body images for pigs? What if, for the pig world, Piggy fit the Sports Illustrated Beach Pig edition image this whole time?

It’s like, how many times have we seen this scenario: when Piggy comes onto the scene, she’s been off advancing her career- we usually find her behind a desk, back from business etc. She spends her time being successful...

She tries to trap him in marriage without his consent. A few times.

The Heat filled this void in my heart.

I sometimes feel like I could do it. Then I remember that every night I brush my teeth before bed, but I resent having to do it.

I came here to thank and congratulate Kimberly on her hard work doing her work. Her only work is still work, after all, and she works at it.

I think it actually is. It’s the “participation ribbon” parenting style manifesting years later...I’m undecided if its a bad thing, but conceding that it is, at least, an annoying thing.

I agree the quality of the relationship is much, much better, and any day of the week I’d rather someone smarter than not. But for someone you have to be locked to, I don’t know how willing I am to say this holds true for the general population. I think we construct our conception of ourselves in part from what we get…

Definitely. That’s how a person improves. But how about a person just a little smarter than you, or as smart as you but in a different way? Would you say this is less ideal than measuring yourself up to a partner that is leagues above you for the rest of your time together? While it could work for some people, I think…

That’s what I like too, but I’m wondering here how common our position on that is in the case of a spouse, or other long-term connection...when you can’t “come away,” when there is no respite? Day after day, I’ve seen this wear couples down, even it isn’t formally acknowledged that was the problem. I also seem to…

Totally, but let’s say it was the only friend you could have in that capacity - as with a spouse (for comparisons sake). If you were constantly the loser, and not just a complementary alternate kind of smart, how would you like it? Continually being the one other friends came to with questions only after asking this…

Any real push for gender equality needs to fix this stuff too. Your comment is an important one, I hope it gets recognized as such. I don’t know how any of us hope to fix our gender relations without guys and girls on board, and without taking down this whole oppositional thing.

I totally agree, truly. But his problem is a still a valid one. We are all grappling with a sour legacy of gender, race, and basically fucked up equality issues left over from the people before us. The crusty ones still at the top. His enemy and our enemy is the same. Just like we all have to work at fixing race…