Smart is the new sexy

Do you also find Clark Kent sexier than Superman? The suit and tie more attractive than the skintight suit? The glasses more appealing than the cape? Look no further: you are suffering from the "smart is the new sexy" syndrome.

My fantasy: an intelligent man

He is sitting on a bench, a book in his hand, small glasses that he raises from time to time on his nose... We start the conversation... He speaks well, makes a subtle pun... The current passes... He sends me a message without spelling mistakes... I literally crack up!

« Beauty, it passes, intelligence, it remains. »

No more muscular arms, no more chocolate bars, no more square face... A handsome man is good, but if he has nothing in his head, I say NO! And then, as my grandmother used to say (more or less): "Beauty, it passes, intelligence, it remains. "Imagine that you get married to THE handsome guy: for the first few months, you'll keep telling yourself that he's so handsome and that you're so lucky to be with such a hottie. And then, after a while, you'll get bored. You'll tell yourself less and less, until you relegate his beauty to the background. You will miss the conversations you had with your ex, the one who, of course, was less handsome, but with whom you could discuss for hours; you will be bored; you will envy your girlfriend who is remaking the world with her man; you will say to yourself: "It's a good thing he is so handsome, otherwise it might already be over between us". Until the day when you won't even pay attention to his beauty, when you realize that in the end it's not what matters. Either he has not aged well, or your tastes have changed, one day you may even find him ugly.

The smart man

Whereas with a smart man, you can only go from surprise to surprise! He makes you think, doubt, and think again. You ask yourself more questions about the world around you, you want to know more, discover new things. You question commonplaces, you don't naively believe everything you are told. You evolve and widen the field of possibilities. With him, you don't get bored: you discuss news, art, literature or science; you make conjectures until the end of the night; you travel, you visit, you discover, you learn. And you get smarter. That's where the supreme advantage of the smart guy lies: dating a handsome guy doesn't change your seduction capital, but a smart guy will automatically make you smarter too. So: smart AND generous!

Verdict

Well, if he's smart AND beautiful, we'll take it...

And, of course, that goes for beautiful and smart women too!