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[quote=Anonymous]OP here.

I didn't say I thought I was intelligent. I said that is how other people describe me.

Some people are smart. Some people are beautiful. Some people are good at sports. If you have a problem with someone admitting their good qualities (which isn't what I did in this post) then that's on you. True, no one likes a show off. But once again, I simply stated how other people refer to me.

To the person who asked, I am not talking about "book smarts". I always say there are a lot of well educated idiots running around.

You can get to know a person but there are a lot of things that you don't realize until you are married to them. There is no way I could have imagined some of the situations we've been in. There is no way that these situations could have been predicted. And for the less serious stuff- sometimes it's just frustrating.

I wish I could give the most recent example but if someone we know were to read it, they'd know it was me on here. This did [b]NOT[/b] happen, but this is the type of person he is. Let's say we were really short money and needed to make cuts. We are down to our last dollars. He's the type of person who would think they are helping by driving 50 miles out of the way to save .10 a gallon on gas. Then he'd avoid all toll roads coming back- adding another 20 miles because he wanted to save the $4 on fees. If I were to point out why that wasn't a good idea- he'd get mad at me for not appreciating his trying to help.

It's hard not having a partner you can rely on. If you don't understand that, then be glad that's not your situation instead of looking for ways to criticize me. Because really, I am honest about my good points and I am honest about the bad ones as well. Calling me names doesn't really hurt me or anything because I am well aware of how I am. I can be a jerk but I can also be very kind.

I rarely criticize my husband because he is very sensitive, but sometimes things slip out. I've learned to just smile and sometimes cry myself to sleep. Being frustrated doesn't mean I don't love him. He's a great guy. 
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