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Since when did intelligence suggest that someone was less sexually active. The premise is humorous; you know the intelligent are always more fun to be with and more interesting, so if anything they may have more of an opportunity than those who aren't as intelligent. The premise is that the intelligent have better things to do with their free time and would try harder to avoid suffering the consequences of sexually transmitted diseases and getting pregnant, but that is a lot of exact reason why those with a higher IQ would be even more sexually active. Many think that they can buck the system and get around the consequences or that they really do not apply to them. You have the mentality that certain things simply will not happen to you, because you do not fit the stereotype, and that is exactly why it always does.

Most of the more intelligent women I've known over the years were a lot more sexually active than most, or more forthcoming with the fact they've been or want to be perceived as such, and a lot have sexually transmitted diseases you can't get rid of, or were pregnant at different times. The only thing that changes with intelligence is that people know how to get by with it more and can hide the fact of their promiscuity a lot better than others. I read the actual study and some of the comments that people had to it on a message board on the Internet. Some of the respondents felt that perhaps the intelligent weren't as attractive and therefore did not have the opportunity. That is rather interesting because the intelligent aren't necessarily ugly, but have perhaps are attractive in a different sort of way that the average person wouldn't pick up on. Intelligent women aren't likely to carry themselves in a way that is overtly sexual to get attention, and might date the same types of guys that everyone else does but can't stay in long term relationships with them the way other women can. But it isn't to say that they aren't as sexual.

Intelligent men may not have the opportunities initially because of awkwardness, but that will change later on in life. If you really are as smart as a higher intelligence quotient would suggest, you will find a way to fit in and blend in anyway, without compromising any of your values or ideals either, and those opportunities will present themselves. If a woman can get a man's attention, and get that guy to pursue her and can navigate the social scene rather well, that isn't due to being dumb. There are different types of intelligence, and often while those with a higher intelligence quotient may lack the emotional intelligence and aren't as street smart, the opportunities still present themselves.

At the end of the day, people do not want someone who isn't that smart. They'll put up with it for a while but will move on; now whether or not someone with that high IQ is willing to be with them or not is one thing, but if you're smart, you wouldn't respond as readily to such a survey to begin with. In a hypocritical culture where people are still dealing with the prejudice of those who hold a double standard for sexuality why would you admit to being sexually irresponsible to begin with?

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