S/O smarts - You vs YH

[jfh]

Some of the FFFC comments got me wondering - how do you feel you rank with YH? Who's the smarty pants? 

For the mobile users: 

Who's smarter?
I'm the brains of the family
DH is the one riding the Smart Train
We are evenly matched brain cell for brain cell
This poll does not have enough internet acronyms for me to understand it, FFS
Special brainflake

[jfh]

I would say DH and I are evenly matched intellectually. We have different strengths, but when you roll it all together we're pretty similar.

[kkfeb04]

Can't vote but I'm THE Brain, DH is Pinky.

[ruby412]

Ha!! H and I have this discussion often. We both claim to be the higher IQ'd partner. I say we are equally smart, but in reality, he is maybe just a teeny bit smarter than me.

[imimahoney]

He did better on his SAT's but I did better in undergrad and grad. He's a numbers guy and I am a history and political buff. We have different strengths and I hope Ari gets the best of us.

[AndyCohen]

I will never come close to H, but on the other end I'm way better at visual thinking and common sense stuff. Ask him to build an Ikea piece and it's a disaster!

I work really hard at making sure his family knows of my design accomplishments. I feel like the loser of the group and the only reason they're ok with me is because I'm an "artist" so I can slide by. FIL=Lawyer (partner); MIL=PHD in Japanese Literature (trilingual!); SIL=Lawyer, BIL (SIL's H)=PHD from MIT; H=chess genius. H and his sister went to Yale. I get all freaked out that if Audrey isn't smart they'll think it came from me. This is all in my head and I have no idea how they actually feel!

[devonpow]

I would say we are the same (he would point out his GPA in college was higher, but I don't think that matters, and it was only a touch higher lol). We are definitely opposites in terms of our intellectual strengths, though.

[The Foozzler]

We are pretty evenly matched. I have more degrees than him and I test better on things like the SATs. He has more every day knowledge and he has a great mind for business.

[muppetinma]

I'm definitely more book smart than DH. He sometimes has more common sense than I do. I'd say it works out about even.

[silverjm]

I am more of an intellect than DH, and I have more education, but DH has all the social skiills I lack. He's also very handy.

[jfh]

Jul 19, 2013 20:42:05 GMT -5 ruby412 said:

Ha!! H and I have this discussion often. We both claim to be the higher IQ'd partner. I say we are equally smart, but in reality, he is maybe just a teeny bit smarter than me.

We used to debate this, then we took the GREs around the same time. Our scores were VERY close! His score was very high on the math and mine was very high on the verbal (and writing), so it validated what we thought about our respective strengths.

But it didn't resolve the debate because he did slightly better than me on the combined math/verbal but I did better than him on the writing. Must schedule Smart-A-Thon......

[skwcm80]

Jul 19, 2013 20:41:51 GMT -5 kkfeb04 said:

Can't vote but I'm THE Brain, DH is Pinky.

Random, but I caught Animaniacs on tv a few weeks back and I still remember the theme song. I'm clearly the brains of our relationship.

To answer jfh, I think we are pretty evenly matched even though our strengths lie in different areas.

[ruby412]

Jul 19, 2013 20:58:03 GMT -5 jfh said:

Jul 19, 2013 20:42:05 GMT -5 ruby412 said:

Ha!! H and I have this discussion often. We both claim to be the higher IQ'd partner. I say we are equally smart, but in reality, he is maybe just a teeny bit smarter than me.

We used to debate this, then we took the GREs around the same time. Our scores were VERY close! His score was very high on the math and mine was very high on the verbal (and writing), so it validated what we thought about our respective strengths.

But it didn't resolve the debate because he did slightly better than me on the combined math/verbal but I did better than him on the writing. Must schedule Smart-A-Thon......

Smart-A-Thon, yes!! Fabulous idea. This should totally be one of our activities for our swinging, ahem... I mean double date nights.

[Deleted]

My DH is really good at his profession, better than I was at my job when I worked. But if we are just talking like IQ and grades, then I'm smarter.

[oso]

We both have our own strengths. He is great at math, but so so in other areas.   

[jfh]

Jul 19, 2013 21:09:25 GMT -5 ruby412 said:

Jul 19, 2013 20:58:03 GMT -5 jfh said:

We used to debate this, then we took the GREs around the same time. Our scores were VERY close! His score was very high on the math and mine was very high on the verbal (and writing), so it validated what we thought about our respective strengths.

But it didn't resolve the debate because he did slightly better than me on the combined math/verbal but I did better than him on the writing. Must schedule Smart-A-Thon......

Smart-A-Thon, yes!! Fabulous idea. This should totally be one of our activities for our swinging, ahem... I mean double date nights.

LOL that is going to be one steamy date night!

[Beener]

We debate this often as well. I have a higher degree than him but he got higher scores on our MI state standardized test (ACT). He is a math/science person and I am an English/history person so like others on this board, our strengths are different. In truth, we are pretty evenly matched (although he may be a bit smarter, damnit!)

[carawestt]

Jul 19, 2013 20:41:03 GMT -5 jfh said:

I would say DH and I are evenly matched intellectually. We have different strengths, but when you roll it all together we're pretty similar.

This for us too.

[bebeetmoi]

It depends how you look at it. I went to a better university and did really well, where he never tried or cared for school (other than his literature classes). But he has a freakish retention for everything. Whereas I only retain things that I care about- everything else goes in one ear and out the other. He is curious and can shoot the shit with anyone, about practically anything. 

[kkfeb04]

Jul 19, 2013 21:09:16 GMT -5 skwcm80 said:

Jul 19, 2013 20:41:51 GMT -5 kkfeb04 said:

Can't vote but I'm THE Brain, DH is Pinky.

Random, but I caught Animaniacs on tv a few weeks back and I still remember the theme song. I'm clearly the brains of our relationship.

To answer jfh, I think we are pretty evenly matched even though our strengths lie in different areas.

I will gladly play Pinky to your Brain.

[skwcm80]

Jul 19, 2013 21:33:23 GMT -5 kkfeb04 said:

I will gladly play Pinky to your Brain.

I meant The Brain in my marriage. Sorry! Even though I know you aren't offended.

[Faevantastic]

What should we do today, Brain?

Same thing we do every other day, Pinky... TRY TO TAKE OVER THE WORLD!


I think I'm smarter than DH but he'd disagree. I think he has street smarts better than I do. I'd give him that much.

[fusion]

We are each exceedingly smart in our own categories, and the categories do not match up in the least. I have a higher IQ, but then the babies ate my brains soooo there's that . . .

[kkfeb04]

Jul 19, 2013 21:37:01 GMT -5 skwcm80 said:

Jul 19, 2013 21:33:23 GMT -5 kkfeb04 said:

I will gladly play Pinky to your Brain.

I meant The Brain in my marriage. Sorry! Even though I know you aren't offended.

Oh my dream was dashed in one quick second.

[monkeybabe]

Patrick is smarter than me. Neither one of us went to conventional college, I went to culinary school, he went to art school. He has a really high IQ, but aside from that, he's just really smart. He can't do math in his head though, like, at all, and math is my weak spot, but I beat him out on that.

[teamhayes]

I am smarter he is more street smart. We both have degrees his in Econ mine in finance /marketing. We trade odd who works. I am working now.

[bebeetmoi]

Jul 19, 2013 21:41:01 GMT -5 teamhayes said:

I am smarter he is more street smart. We both have degrees his in Econ mine in finance /marketing. We trade odd who works. I am working now.

Wait, I'm confused. You take turns working? How does that work, if you don't mind me asking? 

[thedahliharpa]

About the same though I think I have the edge when it comes to critical thinking. We don't compete about our "smarts" but constantly try to out wit the other.

Also I thought this thread was You vs. JFH and I was totally going to vote for jfh.

[eav2c]

My H is great at everything whereas I am not. I do think he is smarter in many ways but dude has no common sense! Not an ounce and I have him beat there

[breezy8407]

Me: common sense, creativity, technology, writing, reading
Him: math, science, book smarts in general