Originally Posted by sfalexi
Only that she be at least of similar intelligence to me. My last girlfriend was fun, but I have to say, not quite on the ball. Nothing against her as a person (her personality was great and we had tons of fun together), but it was very frustrating when she "didn't get" my jokes if I referenced something that I would consider to be common knowledge. And it was frustrating that no matter how many times I tried to show her how to use a specific program on her computer or even how to program a number in her cellphone, she just couldn't get it or wouldn't take the time to try to learn.
So I figure for a desire of intelligence, it really doesn't matter to me what degree they have, or what their IQ is, or how fast they can multiply numbers in their head, but rather that they can speak intelligently (not sounding like a dumbass), form cohesive arguments rather than the usual, "Whatever" answer that I get when I try to start a friendly debate with someone, and just have a basic knowledge of what's going on in the world, enough so that the majority of my humor and wit wouldn't fly over their heads and be wasted. Granted my humor isn't suited for everyone, but I'd at least like them to UNDERSTAND that the joke wasn't funny, instead of not understanding that it was a joke at all.
Alexi