no, this isn't the case. i've dealt with women who i've felt were smarter than me (book smart ones and street smart ones) because i've dealt with more women who were older than me. i think the problem is (and this is an assumption, i don't know you well enough to know for sure, but judging by most of the posts about women here by most people, these are my thoughts), you're thinking women are always on some hunt for someone who's "superior" to them, or more like the "bigger, better deal" which in some cases they might be but not in all cases. some just want someone that's attractive and good to them and with reasonable intelligence. not all women are after someone with status and money, and not all of them want to feel like their man is smarter than them. after a point, you realize intelligence is flexible, meaning that some people are more knowledgeable in certain areas than others. and it's not about how much information you know off hand as much as it's about your desire to take in information and your desire to use it properly...