For Real? Men Don't Fancy Clever Women... Unless They're VERY Attractive!

It is enough to make every erudite woman weep.

Research suggests that when it comes to choosing a romantic partner, men are actively turned off by intelligence – and can only overcome this massive obstacle if they find the woman particularly attractive.

So it seems that someone like Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney, whose British human rights lawyer wife Amal is as admired for her intellect as her beauty, is very much the exception rather than the rule.