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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a woman; I have a platonic male friend.  We both have very elite academic backgrounds and professions and are married or engaged to partners who do not.  The partners are not airheads by any means but don't read the same books, magazines, have the same interests in politics.  Among our friend groups, which overlap a little, we may be the only ones who haven't partnered up with someone of equal educational "pedigree"'or earning power.  The partners have other stellar qualities--humor, great dad (for my husband), beauty (for my friend's fiancée).  But my friend keeps harping on it and making excuses for his partner.  Has this been an issue in your relationship?  is it different if the partner is a man, because of breadwinner expectation, or woman, because of bimbo stereotype?[/quote]

Just because someone did not go to an "elite" school and have the proper educational "pedigree" does not mean they are not intelligent.  THat said, I know many extraordinarily intelligent people who have spouse that are bight but not to thier level- BUT they have a much better EQ.  THe two seem to balance each other out.  You and your friend are friends because of your shared interests.  Partner/spouses are generally better matched when they are not carbon copies of each other, but complement each other. [/quote]

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