Would you break up with your boyfriend over this?

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Alla, were you calling this guy names back?

I understand how it's irritating to argue with people who know less about a subect than you do; I avoid people like that, or at least that particular subject when around them. There is seriously no point in trying to compete or change their mind; it just sounds defensive on your part.

Your boyfriend was probably correct to step in and try to mediate. You were probably in the wrong for turning on him when he tried to be neutral (it was your argument after all, not his; he's not your knight in shining armour).

That said, I don't think he should have gone out with the other guy straight away afterwards; that was very insensitive and I would be very p-d off at that too. But after you had just argued with him, he probably was feeling a bit spiteful as from his point of view, he was only trying to help and you just went and bit his head off.

Honestly, I think you both owe each other an apology. You can be stubborn and break up for good (your choice), but if he's a decent guy apart from the occasional slip up, then I would suggest trying again and having a conversation about what to do 'next time'. This will probably involve concessions on both your parts.

Okay, Alla, we get it: you have a PhD.

Your repetitive mention of the fact only makes you look insecure, and your refusal to believe that your PhD just means that you're good at what you study reveals that you're not half as smart you like to believe.

But go on, keep using your doctorate as proof that you're smarter than the rest of us. And while you're at it, why don't you tell us what your IQ is?

Some of you are failing to see the point being made here. This is not some kind of justification of acacdemic attainment being a means to take a snobbish eltist attitude towards others. I think some of you clearly have little or no idea of what is involved in a PhD it is a level of academic attainment few attain not due to its difficulty but actually due to the committment you are required to put into such a pursuit.

A PhD is a far more involved processes then attending a pre-concieved structured academic course in higher education. You do not have classes or structure you are your own reseracher you are the adult learner and the result of a successful PhD is the publication of original thought

It is a pursuit of knowledge with the intention of creating unique contribution to the understanding of mankind. You must understand the processes of research. Carry out a thorough literature review. And in the end your work is published and open to peer review in a wider field. It isn't something you take on lightly, it isn't something anyone can do. It is an achievement to be respected, that is why our established universities consider it to be the highest level of achievement one can achieve in the pursuit of academia.

The pursuit of education or a professional careers changes your character and you do begin to become out of sync with other people. That is no negative reflection on others it just simply reflects that you are operating from a level of knowledge and processes of understanding that means you never look at issues in the same light again. Education changes people. It empowers you and it is a means through which you can escape poverty or a pre-destined fate of low achievement and aspiration. Or at leat it used to be, now it is a privelage taken for granted.

Actually I accuse you who criticise of reverse snobbery. Cause you failed to ask you simply jumped to conclusions that someone was excluding you and snuffing you without understand the perspective from all angles.

Failed to ask what? Jumped to what conclusion?

Again, you fail to understand the point being made. If you understood the perspective of the OP you would realise it is not indictative of someone attempting to justify superiority or indifferance to others it is someone saying actually when I was intellectually unable to relate to someone i considered my significant other this undermined our relationship and it impacted on my quality of life.

I think that is a fair point to say and to then decide to filter out people without that kind of attainment is therefore a sensible route to pursue to avoid upset for both people involved.

Interpreting it as a personal snub on your characters is not understanding the situation it is making a character judgement based on a pre-defined set of ideals you hold to be true. Sadly the world is not that simple

As the saying goes

Alittle knowledge is dangerous

I don't see whats wrong with breaking up a fight.

Unless he purposefully sided with the new guy? The aftermath I can't comment on as I don't know what really happened to begin with.

Let me try to explain.

Male bonding is VERY strong. Males almost never give up on their friends.
Males tend to make friends for life.

This dates back to the tribal days when warriors had to fight and die against other tribes or to bring down a woolly mammoth. Their lives were in each other's hands.
These days think "Marine Corps"

Don't make a man choose between his friends and you. You won't like the result.

You need to read widely though (in your chosen subject)
so you do gain experience that way

If you want a decent degree that is. Obviously if you're just going to uni to drink and get laid then that might not be the case

but generally, for a degree, you're expected to do a lot of reading