Sorry, But Your Gal’s a D.A.

There’s a serious discrepency that exist between the way several men view their relationships and how they really exist. Ask any one of your friends in a serious relationship, “Why do you like your girl?” and chances are like 9 times out of 10 they’re gonna give you a litany of “Because she’s_______” comments. Typically, this laundry list usually includes the fact that “She’s smart“. And that’s where my problem starts…

I was talking to my this one fellow I know about his girlfriend, who obviously DOES NOT like him. She, however, won’t break up w/ this dude for security purposes and he is under some magical impression that they’re the perfect match. Now I know that some of you may be thinking I’m just hating right now but I assure you that’s not the case. This dude is not my friend, just a guy i know and speak to often, so I’m speaking from a totally unbiased angle….but I digress.

Anyway, I’ve met many of these women, whom these guys have so invested their being into, and I’m sad to report that not all ya’ll girls are smart. I’m looking at this dude as he’s talking and I’m thinking “No she’s not!” Even I know better than to assume everyone else has the same common sense as I, but it’s not even like “she’s not rocket science” kinda smart, or “yeh she’s book smart, but not common sense smart”. No this chick isn’t smart, like AT ALL. Just str8 dumb. This is the same chick who didn’t know America had a capital city….seriously!

This situation isn’t all that uncommon and yes, even for a genius, it’s not completely unfamiliar to me. I was once involved w/ someone who wasn’t the brightest apple in the box of genetically enhanced, brightness-altered apples. True, she was a tad bit off, but she wasn’t dumb; nevertheless, I still was in denial about her intelligence. Why was this guy going on and on about how smart this girl is. I mean she’s the same girl that couldn’t point out North America on a world map. Look, I’d browbeat a 1st grader if they didn’t know that, so as a 23 year old college junior majoring in American DAMN Studies, that shit is just inexcusable. Yet, he calls her smart. My first (and automatic) instinct was that she HAS to be throwin’ it on this guy so hard that he never had a chance. But then I thought, “It can’t be the sweet sweet lovin’ that this chick is delivering” cuz I know guys who use women for that and STILL are aware they’re dumb as hell (I’m not saying it’s right, I’m just saying I know’em…..and so do you).

This led me to ask myself,

“Self, what is it that makes guys completely distort the obvious and create an alternate reality in which their girlfriend/wife/etc. is ’smart’ when she’s not even of ‘normal intelligence’? Or are they/we just in complete denial?”

Discuss…