Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site rocksvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!floyd!cmcl2!seismo!rochester!ritcv!rocksvax!dw From: dw@rocksvax.UUCP (Don Wegeng) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Intelligent and single women Message-ID: <513@rocksvax.UUCP> Date: Sun, 10-Jun-84 16:09:20 EDT Article-I.D.: rocksvax.513 Posted: Sun Jun 10 16:09:20 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 11-Jun-84 23:46:40 EDT References: <2215@ut-sally.UUCP>, <7335@rochester.UUCP> Organization: Xerox Lines: 28 I had a conversation with a male friend recently which brought out an interesting fact. We both had previously stated that we were interested in *intelligent* MOTOS. However, during our conversation we both realized that it wasn't necessarily intelligence itself that attracted us. What actually seems to be attracting us is (how do I say this?) exposure. What I mean by this is a person who has been exposed to things outside of the small world that most of us grow up in, and is willing to do things themselves rather than wait for someone else (such as a male) to do them. You know, the kind of things which happened to a lot of us when we went away to college. (What? You mean that everyone isn't a Republican? :-) Is this intelligence? Well, intelligence may have something to do with it but it certainly doesn't assure it. I've also concluded that intelligence isn't even a necessary condition! What is necessary is an open mind (which you won't find very easily in Indiana :-) and the desire to learn new things, plus of course a large amount of independence. Anyway, I no longer believe that intelligence is what many people are really looking for. Comments? [Such radical thoughts from a Hoosier in exile! :-)] Don Wegeng "The bizarre has become the commonplace." {seismo!rochester} {ihnp4!tropix!ritcv} !rocksvax!dw