Where to meet intelligent women in Toronto?

Originally Posted by Albern

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I'm glad there's someone that shares the same sentiment that I have when looking for qualities in the opposite sex. Being mean, harsh, or snobbish aside; usually find very little in common with women who are not intelligent and/or ambitious as denoted by their profession as some kind of indicator. I always seemed to have very little to talk about with my hair dresser, the receptionist / EA at work, and sometimes those who work in retail beyond the usual small talk.

I like the idea of being in a power couple. There's usually a heck of a lot more to talk about and the dynamics are way more interesting. I find this especially true for pre-med / med and fellows/doctors. Lawyers are a mixed bag; some are greedy and self absorbed, others aren't too bad but have less to say than med students (in my experience anyway). Any suggestions on where to meet these kinds of women?

I much prefer artistic women, but if not available, the professional is second best.

Originally Posted by MetroStyles

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I much prefer artistic women, but if not available, the professional is second best.

Hey I completely forgot about that group. That works too. Lately it's been all about dancers for me (think So You Think You Can Dance et al..). Just don't seem to run into any around here. Yoga chicks are kinda strange though.

Go to a Barenaked Ladies concert.

Originally Posted by Albern

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I'm glad there's someone that shares the same sentiment that I have when looking for qualities in the opposite sex. Being mean, harsh, or snobbish aside; usually find very little in common with women who are not intelligent and/or ambitious as denoted by their profession as some kind of indicator. I always seemed to have very little to talk about with my hair dresser, the receptionist / EA at work, and sometimes those who work in retail beyond the usual small talk.

I like the idea of being in a power couple. There's usually a heck of a lot more to talk about and the dynamics are way more interesting. I find this especially true for pre-med / med and fellows/doctors. Lawyers are a mixed bag; some are greedy and self absorbed, others aren't too bad but have less to say than med students (in my experience anyway). Any suggestions on where to meet these kinds of women?

Just make GQgeek wear a wig and call you daddy. Problem solved.

Originally Posted by MetroStyles

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I much prefer artistic women, but if not available, the professional is second best.

You don't mind the emo issues with artistic women? They're more fun, but there's a steep price for that.

Originally Posted by UpperWestie

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You don't mind the emo issues with artistic women? They're more fun, but there's a steep price for that.

I have never been in a serious long-term relationship with someone artistic, only brief encounters. So you might be absolutely right.

Also, the reason for me preferring them isn't more fun, but rather this: I have an artistic side that I stopped cultivating after I went to college, and it's just fun to have someone to talk about art (broadly from music to film, etc.) with. I often find women in the corporate world a bit analytical (yeah I know, who would have thought a woman could be analytical?).

Originally Posted by GQgeek

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Not really. They're on the other side of the building and i'm still on probation (new job) so I'm not about to start hanging out over there in the hopes of getting a chance to talk to a few attractive women that are probably engaged/married when i have little reason to be over there in the first place. As for my assumptions, maybe I am completely wrong, but I just can't imagine that anyone intelligent or ambitious says to themselves when they are young "I really want to grow up to be a receptionist/customer service agent." Those seem to me to be jobs you take for lack of options or a total lack of ambition, because they go nowhere, but maybe i'm too harsh.

Did you want to be an IT guy when you were growing up? What would that say about you?

Originally Posted by MetroStyles

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I much prefer artistic women, but if not available, the professional is second best.
Artistic women kinda annoy me. i once had a gf that always wanted me to read her poetry. I hated that. Maybe if she was really good at whatever it was she did, but nothing irritates me more than people that have no skill but pursue it for the sake of the artist's lifestyle.

Originally Posted by Albern

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I'm glad there's someone that shares the same sentiment that I have when looking for qualities in the opposite sex. Being mean, harsh, or snobbish aside; usually find very little in common with women who are not intelligent and/or ambitious as denoted by their profession as some kind of indicator. I always seemed to have very little to talk about with my hair dresser, the receptionist / EA at work, and sometimes those who work in retail beyond the usual small talk. I like the idea of being in a power couple. There's usually a heck of a lot more to talk about and the dynamics are way more interesting. I find this especially true for pre-med / med and fellows/doctors. Lawyers are a mixed bag; some are greedy and self absorbed, others aren't too bad but have less to say than med students (in my experience anyway). Any suggestions on where to meet these kinds of women?
I'm not looking for anything like that, really. I just want a girl that's insightful, well read, and that can carry on a conversation that doesn't have anything to do with celebrity gossip. I don't care if she's got a big high-paying career or anything like that, though that would alleviate some of my trust issues. Besides which, someone can be educated without earning a high income. I probably make more than most phd's but they have way more formal education than I do, and a good many are probably smarter too. I can't imagine being married to someone with no intellectual curiosity whose interests were limited to american idol and tabloids. That said, a couple fo the girls i've dated were so sweet and easy to be around that I have a constant internal debate on the issue about what I really want.

Originally Posted by GQgeek

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Artistic women kinda annoy me. i once had a gf that always wanted me to read her poetry. I hated that. Maybe if she was really good at whatever it was she did, but nothing irritates me more than people that have no skill but pursue it for the sake of the artist's lifestyle. I'm not looking for anything like that, really. I just want a girl that's insightful, well read, and that can carry on a conversation that doesn't have anything to do with celebrity gossip. I don't care if she's got a big high-paying career or anything like that, though that would alleviate some of my trust issues. Besides which, someone can be educated without earning a high income. I probably make more than most phd's but they have way more formal education than I do, and a good many are probably smarter too. I can't imagine being married to someone with no intellectual curiosity whose interests were limited to american idol and tabloids. That said, a couple fo the girls i've dated were so sweet and easy to be around that I have a constant internal debate on the issue about what I really want.
soo....what do you think women say about you when you're not around man?

Originally Posted by Matt

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soo....what do you think women say about you when you're not around man?

Nothing

Originally Posted by Matt

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soo....what do you think women say about you when you're not around man?

A woman would first need to be around him to be able to say something about him when not around him.

wtf you guys. "artistic" doesn't necessarily mean she's going to be reading beaudelaire and sobbing into the organic quilt her grandmother had sewn for her just because you didn't "understand" the meaning of some goddamn movie/book/music/etc that she tried telling you about. she isn't going to hate you for not "getting" jackson pollock. she doesn't always have to have bipolar disorder and manic depressive mood swings because her parents were derranged hippies that concieved her on mescaline. artistic can mean someone is inclined to like things for their artistic merit without being a complete psycho, you know.

Originally Posted by tomgirl

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wtf you guys. "artistic" doesn't necessarily mean she's going to be reading beaudelaire and sobbing into the organic quilt her grandmother had sewn for her just because you didn't "understand" the meaning of some goddamn movie/book/music/etc that she tried telling you about. she isn't going to hate you for not "getting" jackson pollock. she doesn't always have to have bipolar disorder and manic depressive mood swings because her parents were derranged hippies that concieved her on mescaline. artistic can mean someone is inclined to like things for their artistic merit without being a complete psycho, you know.

+1, AB.

Originally Posted by MetroStyles

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+1, AB.

i love it when you pretend i'm your ex-stylefovm BFF, baby.

I've never tried mescaline.