Study - Men are attracted to dumb women

Many movies and romance novels give the narrative
that a smart and successful woman will beat out the
pretty-with-no-brains chick any day of the week — but
depressingly, science is proving that wrong. A new
study finds that many smart women end up being single
not by choice but because men prefer less intelligent
women!

Elite Daily mentions a new study which surveyed 121
British participants and found that women with high
intelligence in heterosexual relationships are viewed as
“problematic”. Of course, the same trait in men was
viewed as desirable. (Double-standards, anyone?)
This, of course, is a blatantly sexist reminder that while
we’ve come far, ladies, we’ve still got a long road ahead
of us. So … why would men prefer a women who
doesn’t have a lot going on upstairs?
“Successful men date less successful women not
because they want ‘women to be dumb’ but rather
because they want ‘someone who prioritizes their life in
a way that’s compatible with how you prioritize yours,'”
answers financial reporter, John Carter in an article for
The Wire.
So basically they don’t want a woman who will put her
intellect to good use with an important job. They’d
rather have a woman willing to be in the backseat.
So what should these smart, single ladies do if they
don’t want to stay single for the rest of their lives? Settle
for a man who’s less educated! It’s not very romantic
when it’s put this way, but that’s what ambitious
women like Linda Hirshman, author of Get to Work
advise.
“If you are devoted to your career goals and would like
a man who will support that, you’re just doing what men
throughout the ages have done: placing a safe bet,” she
says to American Prospect.
Surprisingly, it looks like women are taking this advice!
According to Pew Research Center, 21 percent of
married women had a spouse that was less educated
than them in 2012. If settling for a man with less
educational background concerns you because you’re
uncertain how much bacon he’ll be bringing in, you don’t
have much to worry about. Due to the wage gap many
men with less education make more dough than more
educated women.
We totally understand that the notion of women settling
is … well … unsettling, to say the least. But try to think
of it as a compromise that allows you to have all you’ve
dreamed of. In fact, you may even be surprised what
men you find when you’re not so hellbent on following a
checklist of what your perfect guy should be.