Sherlock Holmes may be very attractive on televisión. But the reality is that intelligent people are not as attractive in real life. It is more difficult for them to flirt. And find a partner because apparently, although we may think that we like smart people, there is a limit.
According to a study conducted by the University of Western Australia. Intelligence makes us see people as more attractive to some extent. It turns out that if their coefficient is well above average. Smart people start to lose points in the eyes of potential partners.
456 people were surveyed about it. And it was found that 60 percent of them felt that if a person was smarter than 99 percent of people. They automatically lost attractiveness. The most interesting thing is that the study does not only refer to cognitive intelligence. But also to emotional intelligence, one of the most important characteristics when it comes to finding our better half.
Apparently, the problem with intelligent people is this: the 60 percent who find them less attractive. Do so because one part feels they couldn’t get along with the other person. Thirty percent of them believe that such intelligent people may have problems interacting socially. And a small part said that they believe that both cases are issues they consider in that situation.
And what about emotional intelligence? Why can having high intelligence of this type be a problem? As we said, emotional intelligence is an essential characteristic when looking for a partner. But everything in its right measure seems to be.
Fifty percent of the subjects said they did not fit in with someone like that.
23 percent were afraid that they would be emotionally analyzed all the time. And six percent considered that with this type of intelligent people they might have to talk about their feelings constantly and they were not attracted to the idea.
So if you are one of those who have had problems flirting all your life. Maybe it has been because of this and you have not known it until now: you are too smart. Or maybe not, and in reality being part of the group of intelligent people has nothing to do with it. Or we are not directly part of that select club. But at least thinking about it is a little comforting.
By: José Miguel Ávila Pérez / Translated by Radio Angulo
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