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Intellectual Woman or Good Person

Question

Hello Rabbi,
There’s a dilemma that comes up a lot among my friends and for me too. Usually they study a lot (in yeshiva or just on their own) and accumulate broad knowledge, along with a rich perspective on life.
The issue is that when they go out, not always but enough to raise the question, when they date intellectual women they feel that those women are usually somewhat cold and a bit “snobbish.” But on the intellectual level they feel they have something in common, and the conversations are fine; it’s just hard with the lack of warmth and pleasantness.
And when they go out with less intellectual women, the dates are good, but the intellectual gap is usually large, and they feel the gap is wide in terms of breadth of outlook.
This is being said very generally, and maybe we’re in a bubble of a certain type, but this claim really does come up a lot in several different circles I’ve spoken with.
The question is: when choosing a partner, should the emphasis be on the intellectual side and having a broad, shared outlook on the world as much as possible, or on good character traits and warmth, even if the outlook is usually narrower?
There are always those who have both this and that too… The question is about the emphasis, and which should take priority.
Thanks in advance!
 

Answer

I don’t know how to answer, and I also don’t think there is any general answer in matters like these.

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