The following comments are evidence that female rationality is important to at least some male rationalists. Note that the first comment was upvoted by 7 readers.
I know I would love to have my next girlfriend be a rationalist (if only to avoid my most recent failure mode)
But she loves magical thinking, she is somewhat averse to expected-utility calculations, my atheism, etc. . . . We love each other but are scared that our differences may be too great.
I agree that rationality is a desirable feature, all else equal. But how much facial symmetry, or sexual compatibility, would male rationalists give up for an extra unit of rationality in their partners?
Perhaps this is just my personal failing, but I find that my answer is not very much.
The following comments are evidence that female rationality is important to at least some male rationalists. Note that the first comment was upvoted by 7 readers.
http://lesswrong.com/lw/ap/of_gender_and_rationality/7me by MBlume
http://lesswrong.com/lw/zj/open_thread_june_2009/rxy
I agree that rationality is a desirable feature, all else equal. But how much facial symmetry, or sexual compatibility, would male rationalists give up for an extra unit of rationality in their partners?
Perhaps this is just my personal failing, but I find that my answer is not very much.
We differ in that respect, perhaps because I have had more time slowly to shape my emotional responses to women.