What does your GF/Significant other do with their lives?

[amateursurgeon]

lots of fail in this here thread.

too many of you confuse smart with being able to remember well.

grad school != smart

also, Federer is human.. he will fuck up, he will get tired, he will lose to someone else. doesnt mean the other person is more talented though.

This is very, very true. My wife teaches a lot of medics who are able to remember well. When she gives them a problem to solve they've never seen before, they flounder.

It's worth noting that smart != high IQ. There are several different aspects of intelligence (interpersonal, musical, aesthetic, intrapersonal etc), all of which are highly valuable. You don't need to restrict your choice of mate to MENSA members only, thankfully.

My point stands though, that your partner will be responsible for half your kids' DNA. So choose carefully.

 

[MrBradshaw]

Dentist.

Carry on that is all.

Niice, but that doesn't surprise me coming from you.

Mine is a clothing designer. We built the biz from scratch a year ago and it's making nice change now.


But look fellas, all women are fairly irrational creatures subject to throw a temper tantrum/shut down when we try to introduce "man logic" into important conversations.

Just recognize that that's a general truth and don't let it bother you because you aren't going to change that no matter how old the woman gets. Yes, it never stops.

 

[Zaino]

No matter how hot the chick, somewhere someone is sick of banging her.

 

[Uzzz]

Agreed, it's a combination of both, practise on its own isn't enough. This is a similar false theory by the guy who claimed the only reason the Beatles were good was because they practised 10,000 hours. Plenty of no name bands have put in those same hours without even close to the same success.

you might want to throw in Timing/(Luck?) as a 3rd variable. You do that, then everyone is on the same playing field. Of course you can excel in one area, but you will need all 3 to succeed.

[ame="http://www.amazon.ca/Outliers-Story-Success-Malcolm-Gladwell/dp/0316017930/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333207934&sr=8-1"]Outliers [/ame]has some good theories around this.


Oh right OP - MInes in Marketing - we make a good team

 

[KaniGT5]

I found this to be a pretty good read the other day:

apologize in advance for formatting fuck shit.

Just amazing!

CEO's (of J.P Morgan) Fantastic reply to a Pretty Girl_______________________________________________________________
A young and pretty lady posted this on a popular forum: Title: Whatshould I do to marry a rich guy? I'm going to be honest of what I'mgoing to say here. I'm 25 this year. I'm very pretty, have style andgood taste. I wish to marry a guy with $500k annual salary or above.You might say that I'm greedy, but an annual salary of $1M isconsidered only as middle class in New York My requirement is nothigh. Is there anyone in this forum who has an income of $500k annualsalary? Are you all married? I wanted to ask: what should I do tomarry rich persons like you? Among those I've dated, the richest is$250k annual income, and it seems that this is my upper limit. Ifsomeone is going to move into high cost residential area on the westof New York CityGarden(? ), $250k annual income is not enough.
I'm here humbly to ask a few questions: 1) Where do most richbachelors hang out? (Please list down the names and addresses of bars,restaurant, gym) 2) Which age group should I target? 3) Why most wivesof the riches is only average-looking? I've met a few girls whodoesn't have looks & are not interesting, but they are able to marryrich guys 4) How do you decide who can be your wife, & who can only beyour girlfriend? (my target now is to get married)
Ms. Pretty
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Awesome reply:
Dear Ms. Pretty,
I have read your post with great interest. Guess there are lots ofgirls out there who have similar questions like yours. Please allow meto analyse your situation as a professional investor. My annual incomeis more than $500k, which meets your requirement, so I hope everyonebelieves that I'm not wasting time here. From the standpoint of abusiness person, it is a bad decision to marry you. The answer is verysimple, so let me explain. Put the details aside, what you're tryingto do is an exchange of "beauty" and "money": Person A providesbeauty, and Person B pays for it, fair and square. However, there's adeadly problem here, your beauty will fade, but my money will not begone without any good reason. The fact is, my income might increasefrom year to year, but you can't be prettier year after year. Hencefrom the viewpoint of economics, I am an appreciation asset, and youare a depreciation asset. It's not just normal depreciation, butexponential depreciation. If that is your only asset, your value willbe much worried 10 years later.
By the terms we use in Wall Street, every trading has a position,dating with you is also a "trading position". If the trade valuedropped we will sell it and it is not a good idea to keep it for longterm - same goes with the marriage that you wanted. It might be cruelto say this, but in order to make a wiser decision any assets withgreat depreciation value will be sold or "leased". Anyone with over$500k annual income is not a fool; we would only date you, but willnot marry you. I would advice that you forget looking for any clues tomarry a rich guy. And by the way, you could make yourself to become arich person with $500k annual income.. This has better chance thanfinding a rich fool.
Hope this reply helps. If you are interested in "leasing" services, docontact me...
signed,
CEO J.P. Morgan