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Friday, April 20, 2007
Your brain is beautiful
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Washington Post recently ran this article about “intellidating” — in short, going on dates that rely on a lot more brainpower than the average outing for dinner and a movie. Think political discussions. Spelling competitions. Book readings. Lectures on history, philosophy or art.
On face, it sounds sort of hopelessly nerdy. Whose idea of a romantic night out is a spelling bee?? (Certainly not mine — I have childhood flashbacks to my inability to correctly spell “balloon” in competition.) But given how important finding a smart, thoughtful partner is to many people, myself definitely included, maybe it’s a great idea to test the waters early.
In the article, a 28-year-old man who has just returned from a date to a lecture about religion in America reflects: Criss said they argued during the 40-minute subway ride back to Lauber’s apartment in Upper Manhattan. “It’s not like we were just fighting. We were interacting, sharing thoughts, and that was far more satisfying than if we’d gone out to see the movie of the week.”
Sounds like a pretty good date to me.
What do you think of this type of date? Have you ever gone on dates (preferably in Atlanta) that would qualify as “intellidating”? Where did you go? What did you do? How did it go?
How important is intelligence as a factor for you in a partner? How do you determine how smart someone is?
What kind of dates best challenge your intelligence?
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