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Comment author: rhollerith 04 June 2009 01:20:36AM *  1 point [-]

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)

http://lesswrong.com/lw/ap/of_gender_and_rationality/7me by MBlume

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.

http://lesswrong.com/lw/zj/open_thread_june_2009/rxy

Comment author: knb 04 June 2009 04:40:16AM 1 point [-]

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.

Comment author: rhollerith 04 June 2009 10:51:17PM 1 point [-]

We differ in that respect, perhaps because I have had more time slowly to shape my emotional responses to women.

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