You know that boy you had the biggest crush on in elementary school? Maybe even pre-school? Your little girly self got wide-eyed when you saw him. You may have called him your boyfriend if you held hands on field trips, or you may have just admired from afar, telling your mom and all of your friends how cute he was and how much you loved him. It may not have seemed like it at the time, but you were already eons ahead of him intellectually. “Girls mature faster than boys” is scientifically proven. But eventually those boys will hit puberty. They’ll mature both physically and emotionally and catch up with us girls, right? Ha. If only.
Years later you wonder about that pre-k crush. What’s he up to now? Turns out he didn’t move too far from your hometown and you end up running into him at a party. Holy sh*t did he grow up.
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“Gentlemen’s,” he says running a big strong hand through his luscious blonde hair while the other tosses a ping-pong ball into the closest red cup. Swish. One of the florescent spotlights in the yard reflects off of the game table. His bronzed chest glistens in the light that everyone else looks awful in. He makes the winning game shot, and you make your move to go talk to him. “Oh my gosh, [insert dream boy's name here]? Its been forever!”
You have a short conversation. You can't last a second past four minutes, otherwise you’ll have to strap yourself to the untapped keg and jump into the pool. How could someone SO good looking sound SO stupid. You come up with every excuse for him that you can. We haven’t seen each other since we were kids, of course it’ll be a little awkward to catch up. He was probably just really drunk. It’s really late he’s probably tired too. And drunk, he’s drunk of course he didn’t have anything real to talk about. . .
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Nope. He was just dumb. Or acting dumb at least. Maybe it works for other girls, but this guy's level of intelligence doesn't even meet your dog's standards.
As sexy as a man/young man —still a boy in this case— might be, he could have a beautiful face and/or a beautiful body, but nothing is as sexy as a beautiful mind. Nothing is as sexy as intelligence.
So gentlemen, here are a few things to keep in mind:
Be the right kind of funny.
Women like men who are funny. That should be no secret. Everyone likes to laugh. People want to be around other people who can make them laugh. We all find ourselves giggling at stupid jokes, raunchy humor, and 4th grade potty talk every once in awhile. But what kind of funny do we look for in a significant other? We look for the kind of funny that won’t eat away at our brain cells. We look for the kind of funny that lets us know what you know and what your opinion is on the subject. We look for the kind of funny that might teach us something we don’t already know. We look for intelligent humor. Psychologists have found that humor production ability positively correlates with intelligence. So guys, if you want extra points, tell us a funny joke that shows us you’ve got more than just beer foam sloshing around in your brain.
Smart people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and stupid people talk about other people.
Intelligence in a partner means more substantial conversation. How are two people supposed to converse when one is unknowledgeable about what’s going on in the world around them, or even what’s going on in their own head. Conversations with “non-intellectuals” tend to only touch the surface of various topics. They may be opinionated but unable to back up their opinions with any specific thoughts or reason. Or they may be so uninterested in learning about a topic that they have no opinions at all. That's just boring.
Read books!
There are trillions of books in the world with so many genres to choose from. There has got to be at least one book that’ll tickle your pickle in some way (Playboy and Sports Illustrated magazines do not count). Nobody is saying that you need to read Stephen Hawking’s "Theory of Everything" and then recite it back to us. Just read something that you’ll enjoy, get something out of, and can share with us. Even if it’s about a topic we’re completely uninterested in, seeing you passionate about something is hot as hell. Immersing yourself in stories by reading books, rather than just watching TV, not only helps to expand your vocabulary (providing you with more ways to tell us how amazing we are), but also helps to exercise your imaginative mind. Reasons you may want to stretch your imagination: Innovation equals new ideas to benefit your professional life, dating life, and even your sex life. Yes, books can do wonders.
The brain is the largest sex organ.
Based on the sales data from Lovehoney, an adult sex toy retailer, “heightened interest in sex among students in the Russell Group of elite universities” showed a very strong correlation between intelligence and sex drives. An I Heart Intelligence article by Justin Gammill says that though the data suggests that smarter people have higher sex drives, it doesn’t mean that they have more sex.
“According to a 2007 article entitled “Intercourse and Intelligence,” 80 percent of U.S. males and 75 percent of U.S. women have had sex by the age of 19. Compare that to 56 percent of Princeton undergraduates, 59 percent of Harvard undergraduates and 51 percent of MIT undergraduates who report having had sexual intercourse. Amazingly, only 65 percent of MIT graduate students have ever had sex. To me, this doesn’t mean that smart people have less sex, it means that they are pickier and smarter about it.”
What better a reason to charm us with your intelligence. You’ll know that if we pick you, you must be good enough.
No Double Standard
This shouldn't just be a lesson for guys, but for everyone. When did it become cool to act like an airhead? I think never. So, let your inner nerd out. Share your ideas. Learn from others. Express your passions. Charm us with that sexy brain of yours. Seriously, I'm getting hot and sweaty just thinking about it.
