Okay! I might be a little slow in the thought process, but I think this totally depends on many things. Elaborate? Okay! I consider myself a pretty intelligent, conditioned, seasoned, strong, and mature indiviual. When you speak of women period I believe that all of those qualities and more are needed. If one of those are missing then it will be hard to endure the additional lessons of what a confident, mature, and independent woman will bring. It does not matter to me who brings in the most or has the most to offer financially, mentally, or otherwise in a relationship because I have not forgotten that women were taken from us to add to us.

What I mean is, God is the creator of all. He has made a help mate who can at times be as strong as we are as men and endure just as much as we can. In some cases bring more to the table, because we as men at times need that because we fall too, but as the known strength or histories strength and back bone become conditioned to stressing to always do it all.

We think that nothing can get done without us instead of relaxing just a little and trust that our mate is handling things for the better of our relationship and our lives instead of thinking they will get so independent that they will run off and leave us with our testosterone issues.

Now there is a flip side to this also. Women at times in the heat of the moment get frustrated and forget that even though we are men and strong or what heve you we have weak points, are vulnerable, and suffer some of the same fates as women by human nature. Having said all of that, some women rub thier success in some of thier men's faces. We know you're strong. We know you can handle finances, bills, traffic jams, flat tires, mechanical issues as well as we do. But does it make any situation any better by women confusing confidence with arrogance.

I may be wrong, but it's only my opinion I'm no professional. At the same time it does not take a rocket scientist to figure out the world runs on that third party triangle. It is more of an issue for a woman to be extremely boastful than a man.

Set me straight if you like I have thick skin, just remember it is only my thoughts but that does not make it concrete. I am however confident that 85% of what I stated is accurate!

No need to worry about men who are bothered by your degree and townhouse, they are losers that will bore you stiff in nanseconds. The really relevant question is why do you have such microscopic expectations that you would even look at someone without these entry level credentials ? You are far better off associating with successful friends than decending to the level of any availible underachieving male.

Well, they admitted they were intimidated, but they still asked you out, and wanted to go out with you after admitting they were intimidated. So it seems to me that you've answered your own question - they do want a successful and educated woman - you! Well done! I say, if you're attracted to one of them, see where it goes!