After the conclusion of Adrianna's 'Double Whammy Orgasm' Diana and the law student, shared some wine while luxuriating in a calming afterglow. Thus, they indulged in some pillow talk, and Diana started the conversation, "Tell me something Adrianna, when we first met you had a boyfriend named George whom I known somewhat in the Biblical sense. As a result I deemed him a loser, and you've acknowledged justification for such conclusion. You told me you just broke off with Trevor after a two year plus relationship. From how you describe him, I can understand the attraction, but he was a loser in the end as well. Have you fucked any other guys, and were they losers as well?
"Those were the only two relationships I've had. Although with George Cummings, the relationship lasted less than two months, so I guess it was just an affair if one wants to make a distinction. I did fuck three guys during my undergraduate years but none of them lasted beyond three dates. I lost my virginity in high school more out of curiosity than of anything else. Since my acquaintanceships with these guys were brief I've no opinion as to whether any one of them was a loser. Why do you ask? Are you implying I only date losers?"
"No I think it might just be mere coincidence, but I'm wondering. You see the other day I discovered a maxim attributed to Casanova. To the effect: 'if a man wants to make love to a woman who is beautiful all he needs to do is assure her that she is intelligent. If he wants to make love to a woman who is intelligent assure her that she is beautiful'."
Adrianna replied, "Oh yes, I've heard of that quote as well. I daresay there's probably more truth than poetry in that assertion."
Diana continued, "Be that as it may, but it does imply that to succeed in alluring a woman who is both beautiful and intelligent, then a mere pick up line will not suffice. Or in other words the man must be of substance himself if he were to hope to woo a superior woman. You're one of the most beautiful woman, I've ever encountered even better looking than my two sisters who are considered the epitome of female beauty. And of course, considering you're about to graduate from law school and become a lawyer, by definition you're intelligent. So I marvel or maybe despair at your lack of success in attracting a worthwhile stud to bed. If someone like you can't to it, what hope do women who are less fortunate in the brains and beauty department have?"
"I think, Diana, you're premises are incorrect. Men in general don't necessarily want to have a relationship with a superior women as it poses a challenge to their confidence. And they especially don't want a woman who excels in what is considered a manly pursuit. I remember once reading about a female athlete who had a won couple of medals in the Olympics for rifle shooting. In an interview she bemoaned her lack of success in dating. As soon as her dates had discovered who she was and what she had achieved, they lost all interest in pursuing her.
"So actually we smart women have to dumb down our intelligence to hold on to our men. Notwithstanding that my relationship with Trevor was doomed from the start, but in retrospect I now understand why he constantly disparaged my success in law school. I like to think that he was intimidated by my legal insight. I believe he had a nagging doubt in the back of his mind that I would become the better lawyer since I could tell he was astonished at how easily I grasped the legal principles taught in law school.
"A few times he discussed some of the more difficult and interesting cases he had handled while employed in my father's firm as well as at his present firm. In each instance I was able to suggest a different tactic he could have utilized to achieve a better result for his client. He invariably turned red in his face and declared my suggested tactic wouldn't have worked but gave no reason for his conclusion. In the last few months he never talked about his work with me. He only kept reiterating how wonderful he was and was constantly predicting that high political office was in store for him. The implication was that I was most lucky to know him."
Diana giggled at Adrianna's account since it was delivered in a witty bemused manner in sharp contrast to the bitterness she displayed when she had described their break up at the restaurant. So Diana opined, "If Trevor was intimidated by you , then I wonder how he fares with his wife. You said she teaches at the University, and if she had been on a sabbatical leave, while he was living with you, she must be tenured. That being the case, he must at least on paper concede that she is more of a match to him in intellect."
Adrianna harrumphed as she replied, "Ah! I think, that he believes his post graduate law degree puts him on an equal footing with her, and once he achieves his PHD in Political Science, he would have surpassed her. I guess that would technically be true, as far as academic accomplishments are concerned. I think you must be right in supposing that she must have tenure at the University. However for that to be true she must be at least forty, and I know he's only twenty-seven years old. Come to think of it, I wouldn't be surprised that she is that old, as she sure was ugly as sin when I saw her that one time at my parents' Thanksgiving dinner."
Diana laughed out loud at the hyperbole. She opined, "Well you certainly make a good case for the proposition that men are intimidated by a superior woman. In fact to bear this out, I recall stumbling upon a survey taken to determine the differences in attitude between the sexes. The men were asked what was it about women that they would be most afraid of. The most frequent response was that their girlfriend or significant other would ridicule them. For the women the most frequent response was that they were afraid their boyfriend or husband would beat them up."
Adrianna replied, "I think that survey appears to be right on the money. As for me, if any man tries to do physical harm to me, I sure as hell wouldn't hesitate summoning the police. In fact, that was why I broke off with George, as he seemed to be headed in that direction in our relationship."
Diana continued, "Anyway with your legal training you're no doubt aware, that when one makes a generalization, there will always be an exception to the assertion. Yes, given that you sure as hell are the most accomplished woman in both beauty and brains I've ever met, I can sympathize in your plight in trying to find your soul mate. Still, I'm convinced Adrianna that there is a handsome prince out there for you, who will rescue you from the mediocrity of the run of the mill ordinary men who would not appreciate your brilliance. All you have to do is find him."
Adrianna retorted, "Ha! That would be harder to find than a needle in a haystack!"
