Interestingly, I identify as the single female with aspirations for a strong male rationalist!
Consider me an example of someone less than “strong female rationalist” but still compatible with a male rationalist. For me to identify as a “strong female rationalist” is probably deceiving. I cannot justify it to myself because of my lack of education and familiarity with the formal definitions and concepts of rationalist discourse. I still consider myself compatible because of my open-minded nature and desperation to learn. My abilities hardly suggest such a prominent interest in rationality and as far as IQ scores are concerned, I’m at least a standard deviation away from genius.
Some actions I think would endear to an open-minded, non-genius, interested female (or male perhaps?):
appreciating her interests and, if applicable, gently suggesting questions or considerations rather than merely refuting them because your interests are different
listening to and encouraging her questioning and open-minded nature
incorporating direct and sincere communication
acknowledging her statements despite feeling disinterested in them (while retaining sincerity! Simply state your disinterestedness but remain accepting if you know that it is a question of bias or interest rather than accuracy of fact)
constructively correcting her accuracy rather than asserting dominance of intelligence
respecting her thoughts irrespective of her income, age, educational, experience, etc
I imagine it would make a compatible relationship if the aforementioned qualities are the ones you both desire and are both able to reciprocate. These actions suggest that compatibility is a result of how well you communicate and learn from each other instead of necessarily having similar interests or intellectual backgrounds.
Interestingly, I identify as the single female with aspirations for a strong male rationalist! Consider me an example of someone less than “strong female rationalist” but still compatible with a male rationalist. For me to identify as a “strong female rationalist” is probably deceiving. I cannot justify it to myself because of my lack of education and familiarity with the formal definitions and concepts of rationalist discourse. I still consider myself compatible because of my open-minded nature and desperation to learn. My abilities hardly suggest such a prominent interest in rationality and as far as IQ scores are concerned, I’m at least a standard deviation away from genius.
Some actions I think would endear to an open-minded, non-genius, interested female (or male perhaps?):
appreciating her interests and, if applicable, gently suggesting questions or considerations rather than merely refuting them because your interests are different
listening to and encouraging her questioning and open-minded nature
incorporating direct and sincere communication
acknowledging her statements despite feeling disinterested in them (while retaining sincerity! Simply state your disinterestedness but remain accepting if you know that it is a question of bias or interest rather than accuracy of fact)
constructively correcting her accuracy rather than asserting dominance of intelligence
respecting her thoughts irrespective of her income, age, educational, experience, etc
I imagine it would make a compatible relationship if the aforementioned qualities are the ones you both desire and are both able to reciprocate. These actions suggest that compatibility is a result of how well you communicate and learn from each other instead of necessarily having similar interests or intellectual backgrounds.