LOL I was so impressed that everyone agreed with me and the "booksmarts" was at 100%... then I realised I'm the only person to have responded so far

lol@ jesi, im with u, i prefer a guy with book smart

Guess I'm lucky my guy has both but I really appreciate his streetsmarts since I'm a total booksmart. I think if he was just streetwise we would balance out though.

Booksmart -- someone who is educated.

The only exception I would make is if that man is extraordinary special to me.

Guess I'm going against the grain a bit but I prefer street smart.

Book smart doesn't impress me too much. Almost anyone can memorize facts and quote from what others have thought.

I think common sense and a knack for improvisation is far more rare and admirable.

Toughie-I picked other-I can't choose!! Both I would guess. streetsmart, just because I like knowing my man can take on a situation if needed, but then its nice to have a good conversation. But then I'm one of the few who just drool at bad boys... quite frankly..it just turns me on.

I want both!

I'm with pop, street smart is better if I had to pick one.

Before I started dating my current boyfriend, we worked together - he was the one who trained me!

Listening to him talk and explain everything was just plain HOT.... although could have been the british accent too.

But I agree, you've got to have a balance of both - 100% booksmart would pose for some very interesting (although entertaining!) common sense issues.

i've always preferred streetsmart
but i was lucky to marry a man who has both those qualities

Street smarts. Though, unless they could from a rare, very specific sort of background, most guys have a good amount of both.

Street smarts! I'll take care of the book smarts!

Street smart is more important to me. I can't stand people who are book smart but lack common sense.

Street smarts are more important to me because a guy can be intelligent without a good education but the vice versa is less likely...

but I chose "other" because I really don't think I could date a guy that only has one of the two.

Of course I would prefer both - but since I have a tendency to lack common sense but am pretty book smart, I would say I would like for him to be street smart to balance us out!

both!

i can't handle people that lack common sense. street smarts. book smarts can be acquired if necessary- street smarts are intuitive

Something just gets me going about book smarts...mmm

Booksmart for sure. I devour knowledge and would get bored with someone who doesn't care about books, world affairs, society etc. You should be able to converse in the same intellectual sphere with your significant other (I'm not going to say 'level' because that ranks different types of intelligence ) Having said that the point is that you should be able to talk to him freely without ever getting bored, so if he can somehow manage that though not being booksmart, I'm game oh or of course if I were crazily in love.

Hopefully a nice combo hehe.

Definitely street smarts!! I have street smarts, so maybe that's why I'm not into book smarts..I don't really like a guy who reads all day or talks intellectually during every conversation.

i would have a combo of both if i could...

streetsmart. who wants a boy with no common sense?

I can't date dumb guys--I've tried, it just doesn't work. They either bore me or they are intimidated by me. Book smart is more important, although I would also prefer him to have common sense as well.

Oh dear dollhouse, I think we're back in the minority

I once dated a booksmart guy and oh gee, he was very boring. Sure he has a lot of things to say about everything under the sun but that's it---all glib. If you're having a nice time in a fine resto, would you like to talk about politics or science or current events? I hate talking to a normal person whom I should consider my best friend with topics that come out from books and encyclopaedias.Without street smarts, this ex took a long time to decide even on money matters, I was frustrated. He absolutely has no common sense.

I'd rather have a streetsmart guy---one who can face life's hurdles and challenges with strength and good character. One who knows how to navigate through life with great conviction and that he knows how to make the world a better place to live in even among unlikeable human beings.

Plus a guy can be intelligent even without education---look at all the famous, successful and intelligent drop-outs.

Streetsmart is a lot more important. I have met a lot of booksmart people who are positively stupid. If they cannot read about it in a text book then they have no clue. Just because you are 'booksmart' doesn't mean you are intelligent.

Street smart.

I've dated guys on either ends of the stick, and must say I perfere the street-smart honies WAY more!

I agree 100% with megin1022. Intelligence to me is not measured by education, but by common sense and the ability to function in cocial situations.

I'm lucky that I found a guy with both, though

sorry *social situations*

I picked street smart. I was with a man for a long time who was brilliant but had no common sense. A guy who's got a little of both qualities is always the best, IMO.

Street Smart. Because the books don't lead someone to be successful. Its how they gain their success that is what counts. You can be the most intelligent man in the world, but if you have no street wits, you are incompetent in my opinion.

I've known some brilliantly book smart people who had zero street smarts, and they were painful to be around. I value both, but if I had to choose one at the expense of the other it would definitely be street smarts.

As sexy as an education is, a man with no common sense/social skills/intuition is going to be the most frustrating relationship ever. He'll have a successful career, but when he comes home from work and does what he does, all you'll be able to say is, "WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU???!!" And you're going to want to say that on a regular basis to ANY man you end up with anyway!!

I picked "other" because I want both! I want him to be book smart in that he's educated. I also want him to be street smart in that he's not clueless about the real world. I know so many book smart people that are very dumb when it comes to common sense or real life. They may have gotten good grades in school, but they are socially immature.

I hate "educated idiots" as they are called. The really smart people who know nothing about common sense and the world just stuff you learn in books.

i always though booksmart or older men would have wise information or something, but all they really do is talk about random facts and figures and things in which they are interested, like redoing their house and stuff. ugh who cares

My husband lacks some serious common sense, which is so frustrating!! That said, I love his knowledge and love for learning.. I'll take the brains!

a little bit of both. but if i had to choose, i'd say booksmart