Do couples need to have a close or evenly matched IQ for their relationship to work?

Love has very little to do with similar IQs as long as there is some similarity in intelligence. When 2 people meet, they do not calculate how close their IQs are, they just consider their compatibility and liking for each other and if they are roughly on a similar wavelength. Machines work, relationships don't 'work'. Do you care for that person? Does that person care for you? Although IQ might be useful in determining whether someone can do a job or follow an educational course, it is just a number with about as much relevance as the number of leaves on a tree.Do couples need to have a close or evenly matched IQ for their relationship to work?
First, understand that depending on what test you take, you will have a different score. One maxes out at around 140 and another at 150.





Second, IQ is comparable to luggage size. A person with an IQ of 138 may have a larger ';bag'; than a person with an IQ of 108. Yet, the person with the lower IQ may have more ';items'; in their ';bag';.





Finally, most people who have had a professional IQ test administered by a Psychologist, did so during their childhood. Some may discover that if they were to retest as an adult, the score would be substantially lower.





';Some factions believe that modern education has become more geared toward IQ tests, thus rendering higher scores, but not necessarily higher intelligence';(Mingroni, Michael A. (2007), Resolving the IQ Paradox: Heterosis as a Cause of the Flynn Effect and Other Trends, pp. 806鈥?29)





What you need to make a relationship work is to be a good business person ;) A good working relationship involves constant negotiation. You must be willing to give as well as receive. Be willing to forgive the little things %26amp; choose your battles wisely. Make sure to set time aside for just the two of you. Also be a good listener as well as a good communicator. Thats what is important.Do couples need to have a close or evenly matched IQ for their relationship to work?
I'm going to go out on a limb here and disagree with everyone else; I think you do.





Not necessarily IQ's -and that, I think, is where everyone is getting caught up- but definitely in overall intelligence/mental capacity. A really bright man/woman simply isn't going to click with a member of the opposite sex that isn't at least within the same range of intelligence that they are.
not necessarily -but if there is a wide difference it helps if each one has time outside the relationship with their peer group.
nope but you don't want to have to spend a lot of time with someone who is really stupid or someone far to smart cuz aether way it will get boring talking to them
generally speaking yes but it's not carved in stone
nope...life does not revolve around iq's .. we tend to rely on experience and wisdom as we age