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[quote=Anonymous]I have only ever seen an issue of mismatched intellects once, and I'm happy to elaborate but you seem to be confusing a particular type of education and set of interests with intellectual curiosity and flexibility. Your interests and "pedigree" don't make you smarter than your spouse.

The case I'm familiar with was a second marriage, a woman with a PhD who married a man who'd never had a career of any kind (old money). He also didn't pursue any intellectual hobbies or watch the news or read or follow the arts OR EVEN FOLLOW SPORTS. He literally just wanted to talk about the food they were eating or the wine he'd bought, and even on their many foreign excursions showed zero interest in any real excursions; the cruise ship bar was good enough for him. Ultimately this meant a dumbed-down wife who stopped being able to talk about the interests and issues she previously had.

Ultimately they divorced, and although that was due to his alcoholism, it meant that her life became more full and interesting again.[/quote]

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