Intelligence isn’t anywhere near as important to guys who are looking for a partner as other factors, as long as she has sufficient social skills and common sense.
That said, there is a minority group of men who look at intelligence in a potential partner as a major factor.
These are men with advanced college degrees.
These minority of men seek out women who are highly educated too.
A partner that matches him in intelligence creates an instant camaraderie.
A camaraderie inspired by a shared experience.
That of the grueling process of earning an advanced college degree.
When he talks about the intricacies of completing a college thesis or dissertation, she can instantly relate to what he is saying, given that she went through the same thing while earning her own advanced college degree.
Not only would such a woman trigger an instant connection with him, but she would also fit in with his friends and family too.
Being highly educated, it’s likely his friends and family are highly educated as well.
When he brings her around them at social events, she is quickly accepted as someone whose background is similar to theirs.
A highly educated man who seeks out a partner with intelligence isn’t solely motivated by his own personal preferences.
It is also based on who he believes his friends and family will accept.
If he were to bring a woman into his social circle who didn’t share a similar intelligence and highly educated background, she would struggle to fit in, with several of his friends and family disapproving of her.
As human beings, we crave acceptance among our peers so as to stave off criticism and the threat of ostracization.
Highly educated men are a minority of men.
Most men don’t even have a four-year college degree.
To such a man, intelligence in a partner isn’t of supreme importance.
He doesn’t care about how much education she has and whether she has a shiny graduate degree to her name.
If anything, the more education she has, the greater the worry she regards herself as better than him.
He is primarily concerned with her physical appearance and fitness.
Once this is established, there are several other factors that matter more to him than her intelligence.
He is concerned about her capacity to be a loyal partner to him.
One he can trust throughout the ups and downs of a relationship, which often include good and bad times.
Furthermore, he thinks about whether she can keep and maintain a home and if she has what it takes to be a good mother to future children.
All of this comes before he has thought about her intelligence.
In fact, her intelligence has already been determined.
She has already demonstrated sufficient social skills and common sense in conversations he has had with her throughout the courtship stage.
That’s enough for him.
Anything beyond that is redundant, boring, and unrelatable.
A woman’s intelligence or brainpower is rarely the primary reason why a man chooses a partner unless he is highly educated.