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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hmmmm..... This is a tough one ... It depends on what assets you value going in to the relationship..... My DH in hindsight admitted to me that he married me for my looks alone (not my personality) which on one hand is insulting but indicative of his superficial need for a "trophy wife"..... I went to an Ivy League school and grad school but my DH is threatened by my academic/career success and I have played that down around him/don't emphasize my work at home.... He would rather me seem his intellectual inferior (I have a faster processing speed and IQ).

It is hard to admit but it is kind of like the adult version of when I had to "play dumb" in elementary school ....

Our relationship works although here as a DW I can attest that many men feel threatened by a "successful" or "serious" woman and i tone this down in all contexts...

I'm not proud of this as I have a Daughter and hope she can be hot and smart some day without having to play dumb....

So long story short I think many men marry hot /dumb because they are not threatened by such women - and if you happen to be smart many men would rather have you play the hot/dumb role.....[/quote]

This made me feel sad for you, pp. Why are you putting up with this?  [/quote]

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