Would you date someone with much less formal education than you? (90)
I voted, "yeah, sure", I'm a graduate so I don't mind dating someone who only completed high school or less. If someone has a PhD and another only has a GED but they both like Alfred Hitchcock, mud wrestling and wine tasting, what's the big deal? 
CzarAlan: Is it better to date someone with a cultural background (by cultural I mean educational) similar to yours, so that you share the same level of discussions about movies, books, art, history etc... or do you think that is just one characteristic out of many others that make a relationship work, and isnt by all means the most important?
doesn't matter, just the way he treats me and his parents.
it depends in the person..
why not?! education doesnt matter for me.something new to me, and something im not quite familiar with interests me more...
CzarAlan: Is it better to date someone with a cultural background (by cultural I mean educational) similar to yours, so that you share the same level of discussions about movies, books, art, history etc... or do you think that is just one characteristic out of many others that make a relationship work, and isnt by all means the most important?
Intelligence isn't always measured by a person's educational level. I know many intelligent, inquisitive, well-read people who never had a chance to go to college, and I know people with doctorate degrees who are some of the most ignorant, narrow-minded, and stupid people I've ever met.
Intelligence also comes in many forms. I am great at English, have a natural talent for languages, learn medically-related things easily...and suck horribly at math, am not adept with power tools, and learn "common sense" the hard way.
I know many who have more understanding of tools and mechanical skills than I will ever have, or more wisdom than I have, but their linguistic skills don't match mine. And they may never have read Vonnegut, Dickens, Socrates, or Thorough. This doesn't make them less intelligent, just intelligent in a different way.
I believe I've answered the question.
CzarAlan: Is it better to date someone with a cultural background (by cultural I mean educational) similar to yours, so that you share the same level of discussions about movies, books, art, history etc... or do you think that is just one characteristic out of many others that make a relationship work, and isnt by all means the most important?
If he can spell his name and write it
pretty79: If he can spell his name and write it
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BOBANBOBAN: ouifeuu yuqdtu7hjsv(how s that???).......
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1Thousand1: I voted, "yeah, sure", I'm a graduate so I don't mind dating someone who only completed high school or less. If someone has a PhD and another only has a GED but they both like Alfred Hitchcock, mud wrestling and wine tasting, what's the big deal?
Agree with you, i know a lady with Masters Degree and she married a guy without Kindergaten Diploma
druidess6308: I believe I've answered the question.
or does he mean, is it important for your partner to be your intellectual equal ? For an LTR/soulmate I think this is very important.
Jesus was a carpenter.....and look what popularety he has
RDM59: or does he mean, is it important for your partner to be your intellectual equal ?
For an LTR/soulmate I think this is very important.
For an LTR/soulmate I think this is very important.
But define "intellectual equal", R. To me that has nothing to do with formal education. I'm very intelligent, yet I only have an Associate's degree currently. I'm going to school now for my Bachelors degree, and then my Masters, but those are not how I measure intelligence. He asked specifically about formal education, and that is irrelevant to me.
I agree that there should be some level of compatibility in intelligence...I was just pointing out that formal education isn't my measuring stick for it.
CzarAlan: Is it better to date someone with a cultural background (by cultural I mean educational) similar to yours, so that you share the same level of discussions about movies, books, art, history etc... or do you think that is just one characteristic out of many others that make a relationship work, and isnt by all means the most important?
duh!
druidess6308: But define "intellectual equal", R. To me that has nothing to do with formal education. I'm very intelligent, yet I only have an Associate's degree currently. I'm going to school now for my Bachelors degree, and then my Masters, but those are not how I measure intelligence. He asked specifically about formal education, and that is irrelevant to me.
I agree that there should be some level of compatibility in intelligence...I was just pointing out that formal education isn't my measuring stick for it.
I agree that there should be some level of compatibility in intelligence...I was just pointing out that formal education isn't my measuring stick for it.
Hi Dru, I understand your points, I just picked up on the OP's line :
" .......similar to yours, so that you share the same level of discussions about ....... "
I agree that certificates of education do not prove intellegence but they are a good indication
some people can get them easily because they can regurgitate large amounts of info from their memory backs at will ....... the lucky B's ..... turnip73: i have no formal education, beyond high school, therefore it is not for me to judge whether or not someone is smart enough to date me...i can conversate with just about anyone, provided they are not TRYING to show me up with thier education...i read alot, and know that i have a high i.q. so i guess that's supposed to classify me as smart...but for all i think i know, there is always someone smarter in some way...if there are smarter people, then it stands to reason that there are those that are not as intelligent as i, for whatever reason they have...so yes, i would date someone who is not as smart as me...who knows, they may have a little something to teach me...
i agree
I tend to gravitate to wise souls with much more "INformal" education than I.
ejamakashon is sooooo over rated
I dropped out in the 9th grade. I make 110,000. a year. I'm home 1/2 the year on days off. I'm a Chief Engineer on a 35 million dollar vessel. I am in charge of all maintenance on that vessel.I passed my test with the Coast Guard with a 100. People I went to school with, with 5 yr. degrees are living pay check to pay check having trouble paying rent. I own my home I have a nice 2yr.old trunk. What I'm getting at don't judge people till you get to know them you might be supprised!
Lagoona22: Only if she's stacked...
And, just intelligent enough to take simple instructions
CzarAlan: Is it better to date someone with a cultural background (by cultural I mean educational) similar to yours, so that you share the same level of discussions about movies, books, art, history etc... or do you think that is just one characteristic out of many others that make a relationship work, and isnt by all means the most important?
A formal education has got nothing to do with ones feelings and emotions towards another human being.
i have been married 3 times and none of my former husbands had any further education beyound high school.
I never had any further education beyond the first TWO years of high school. However, i have since educated myself in adulthood but that does not give me any status towards finding a date.
Formal education is just that.....education towards career, financial stability.....perhaps!!
I definitely would.
The most interesting characters I have come across have had little schooling.
I like different things in different people.
If we were all standardized to have a great education then people wouldn't appeal to me.
I mean, you don't have to have a formal education to be intelligent, apparently 8. Although I always thought it was 7, gah that's neither here nor there.
Some of the best conversationalists and philosophers I've come across have only learned anything in life, from experience and self teaching.
The most interesting characters I have come across have had little schooling.
I like different things in different people.
If we were all standardized to have a great education then people wouldn't appeal to me.
I mean, you don't have to have a formal education to be intelligent, apparently 8. Although I always thought it was 7, gah that's neither here nor there.
Some of the best conversationalists and philosophers I've come across have only learned anything in life, from experience and self teaching.
tgwstw: I definitely would.
The most interesting characters I have come across have had little schooling.
I like different things in different people.
If we were all standardized to have a great education then people wouldn't appeal to me.
I mean, you don't have to have a formal education to be intelligent, apparently 8 different types of intelligence exist. Although I always thought it was 7, gah that's neither here nor there.
Some of the best conversationalists and philosophers I've come across have only learned anything in life, from experience and self teaching.
The most interesting characters I have come across have had little schooling.
I like different things in different people.
If we were all standardized to have a great education then people wouldn't appeal to me.
I mean, you don't have to have a formal education to be intelligent, apparently 8 different types of intelligence exist. Although I always thought it was 7, gah that's neither here nor there.
Some of the best conversationalists and philosophers I've come across have only learned anything in life, from experience and self teaching.
Obviously it's my bedtime.
I'm a good teacher....
"When on the running track of life and ur having trouble remember I'm on side line cheering u on....
And when u need some help I will always break the rules and come carry u." By Savannah Inman
"When on the running track of life and ur having trouble remember I'm on side line cheering u on....
And when u need some help I will always break the rules and come carry u." By Savannah Inman
CzarAlan: Is it better to date someone with a cultural background (by cultural I mean educational) similar to yours, so that you share the same level of discussions about movies, books, art, history etc... or do you think that is just one characteristic out of many others that make a relationship work, and isnt by all means the most important?
I don't know that formal education matters so much to me - some of the most well-read and well-versed conversationalists I've met have had no more than basic schooling. I think partners who are well suited do have a similar intelligence level though. One may not be as interested in current affairs as the other, but at least they can have a decent conversation about it. Sharing thoughts and ideas about something that matters to you and being understood is one of the pleasures of a relationship.
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I could not give a flying toss about what education he has had.