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Find a man who is about as smart and accomplished as you are, and then mostly ignore that side of both of you. Focus almost exclusively on the warm, fuzzy, nurturing sides of both of you, as that is what will build a romantic connection. This side of you needs practice and development. It is NOT a competition! Learn to be vulnerable, and it's okay to be wrong. It's only successful when you BOTH feel good.
Huh.
Wonder if the op is going to come back.
I don't think she got the answers she was looking for.
And, btw, making dinner for 30 people is a HARD job. There's a lot of time management, multitasking, and actual talent involved.
Good point.
I once did all the food for my sister's bridal shower, with about 50 people attending. I had just taken a project management course at work, and I used the method we were given of creating a timeline and working backwards along the critical path to identify and schedule all the tasks that had to be done in order to coordinate all the food for the party. People told me afterward I should go into catering--NO WAY would I want to do that full-time. Once was enough!
OP, you may be a "very, very sharp woman" (actually, I think you MUST be a troll, because your post is so caricature-like, but I'll play along), but you have the emotional intelligence of an unripened papaya.
You're smarter than EVERYONE around you? Really? I tested at a near-genius level in terms of IQ as a child, then went on to graduate at the head of my elite private school's senior class and followed up with an Ivy League degree. Now, I'm certain I'm not anywhere near your dizzying intellect, but I have to say I don't think everyone around me is a moron, even though I'm definitely smarter than the average bear. I find people that I can learn from every day, and I guarantee you that they're not matching my IQ.
So factor out your brilliant intelligence and your laundry list of accomplishments - what do you have left? Do you even like that person? Honestly, you sound like you have some kind of mental illness - there's nothing "reality-based" about your post. The grandiose tone indicates that there are some problems with your wiring. If you're serious about changing up your game, you will see a therapist.
I used to enjoy being an intellectual snob, still do sometimes. It's a fun boost to rip on all the people around you, but it's not going to get you far in life in terms of happiness. I reluctantly went to a less than prestigious university for financial reasons and initially was miserable around all the ignorant masses who hadn't had the education I'd had and didn't have the curiosities I had.
Then I got over it and started seeing people as more than a sum of their intellectual pursuits and witticisms. Turns out, even the idiot has other great qualities that you yourself might not possess. I suggest you learn to find these qualities in the peons around you or else you may be on a path of loneliness and misery.
I'd give my .02, but I came in last at my most recent crochet competition.
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Good point.
