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I grew up in farm country, in a very poor family. I never longed for money or material things. However, I was an intellectually minded child with an interest in the world and learning, so I couldn't wait to move somewhere that men were smart, intellectual and motivated. The first real city that I moved to was San Francisco and that was the first time I started dating well educated men on a regular basis. I dated attorneys, doctors, an aeronautics engineer, stock brokers, etc. Yes, they were smart and well educated and we were able to have more intelligent conversations. I was right, they were motivated, smart and could provide challenging conversation. However, it didn't take me long at all to discover that intellect and education wasn't everything I thought it was cracked up to be. Every single one of these "smart" men were self-centered, pretentious, cocky, arrogant, judgemental and felt entitled. It didn't take long for me to realize that I prefered a simple country boy that had a limited education and world experience but was loyal, humble, devoted, loving, romantic and just plain old fashioned sweet. I guess if all I cared about was a big diamond ring, a house with a white picket fence, a mercedes, getting to stay home or hang out with the other wives at the spa and vacations to Cabo San Lucas then that would have been fine. But I want a companion, a friend, someone to love who loves me unconditionally, an equal partner who wants to talk to me about his life and get my take on his choices, someone who is sensitive to my needs, would go to the store in the middle of the night to get me cold medicine if I were sick and someone who adores me. And of course I would love and treat him the same way. I can't imagine being with a man who worked long hours and came home too tired to interact, who had women throwing themselves at him constantly because of his success, and someone who felt that he could replace me if he needed to as he had lots of options with women admiring his money, power and success. It would be great to have it all; smart, intellectual, humble, sensitive, attentive and loyal, but age has made me realize that it usually doesn't happen that way and if I had to pick one, it would be the one who showed me unconditional love and affection even if he's not a doctor, lawyer or stock broker. I'll take the carpenter who comes home and shows me how much he loves me!