I think the OP could make a thread in the Relationships forum asking people who have been labeled "Gifted" to chime in so they can share and compare experiences. Yeah, some people get defensive when they hear someone else is gifted or whatever. Being "Gifted" in my opinion means you had a high start potential, but it doesn't reflect on your position in life or what kind of person you are. It just means you have a certain talent for something, basically. It's like, forgive the analogy, people who can wiggle their ears versus those of us that can't. It doesn't make them better or worse, it's just something they were born with that we weren't. Same difference between men and women's genitalia.

I also think though, that the OP could broaden their perspective to include input from non-
gifteds" because it's about the experience and the emotions that come from the experience, and I think a lot of people could identify with those emotions and those situations and it's an opportunity to come together and realize we are all the same, rather than continue to point out our differences.

Either way, if you're in Mensa, that's pretty cool. Good for you.

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