Being educated is good for men and women . Education can not be bad .

We are all insecure. That's why we have the urge to pair-up.

True but the difference between genious and crazy is a slippery slope.....

Crazy is relative ;) (Believe me - you should meet some of my relatives!)

"My opinion is if a smart woman, regardless of race, can not find a man it is not related to her being smart. "

I gotta agree with that. It is like being beautiful, but still not attracting others. There is something else that is wrong with the person.

There are people out there that is successful and married. If a person becomes arrogant and puts others down as a result of getting where they are, then that probably is a reason why nobody wants them.

There is definately a shift in society. Since women's rights really hit the fan and women were 'allowed' out of the kitchen. We have been out-ranking men in receiving college degrees and working more high-level jobs. However, society hasn't completely caught up. Some men still hold on to traditional ideals that they are to be main income for the family and are less likely to take on domestic tasks. So that leaves women trying to be superwomen... and at times means being a single mother on top of it.

Not speaking from experience only... my friend that are black females have a hard time finding an educated and employeed black man. In some circumstance, it would appearly nearly impossible for them to find someone with the same creditals as them. Especially if they are trying to better themselves and the options before have been bleak in terms of socio-economic status.

Now to comment about educated white females... I think because of the shift in education and the workplace... it does appear to be harded from an educated women's stand point to find a match. However, it could be the same on any level.

But I know when I was younger, I more easily fell into relationships. But now that I am balancing single-parenthood, graduate education and work and life... it is more difficult to find someone and with that said someone I would like to spend time with (which is someone educated.)


edited part ----> I guess I should hop off my soapbox after this one!

my father used to tell me that you don't need school as much as you need to read the bible. all the education in the world you would ever need was right there.


i turned out to be agnostic.

i also think it's a sad state of affairs when parents try to shove and perpetuate ignorance down the throats of children who usually don't know any better (luckily, i did) and threaten them with hell and bribe them with heaven for swallowing it up.

but that's a whole 'nother thread

I agree with Tanya. Society has yet to catch up with a modern woman. Men are more comfortable with the traditional view of women that they have.

Education seems to be a daunting hurdle for some men. They have a hard time viewing a woman as an equal at this level. I have ran into more than a few of these who would rather disregard what a woman has to say as drivel and listen to what a man has to say, even if it was the same information.

The sexual revolution of women is also daunting for men. To have a sexually accomplished woman for alot of men means she is a slut or worse. Never mind that for men the more sex they have the more of a man they are. It is still a double standard.

Cheers to you Jess, if you want it----go get. Good Job!

I agree with everything you said--and will add something--i think that men are also uncomfortable with a woman who is strong and independent--goes back to the woman allowing the man to be more in control-- being more traditional

I believe some of these smart, independent, strong willed, and highly educated women should take a few courses in English grammar, logic, and how not to paint the opposite sex in broad generalities.