[serious] what's it like having a SO who is significantly more/less intelligent than you?

I think I am the one " less intelligent" in our relationship. My SO is aiming for his masters and all. But I feel that way only academically, ive had learning problems adhd and all but I'm still in school learning something I know ill be good at in the end. my SO is veryyyyyyy school/career focused I think this part of his life comes before me. I'm proud of him and all and sometimes he makes assumptions that make me feel as if he thought I was less smart, but I feel like in a way Im smarter , I really understand / get or guess how people are how they feel I'm good at human relations and being business appropriate or casual and both of us stand on the same political values and I have a lot of general knowledge, culture, politics, arts and all so I think most people are not more or less smart but a different kind of smart. Some people will believe my partner is smarter than me but I refuse to believe that now because I know my values and also Im the one whos much more forgiving, generous, caring. I love my bf with all my heart I am just worried sometimes that he would move on to someone more academically successful than me or who will do more money than I will.

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