Not possible.

Intelligence almost always means imagination. Which almost alway means a very happy Harp.

Having someone who can keep up with you and even pass you occasionally is to me a definite plus. As others have noted, much of it will depend on their personality and in that regard I've seen at least one case where too much intelligence was a deal breaker. Many years ago I met a guy who was academically brilliant. His real world common sense left a lot to be desired but the guy was amazingly intelligent. I recall saying to one of my co workers at the time "I can understand why this guy can never be married. When you talk to him you don't know whether you're having a conversation with him or if you're playing right into his hands, saying exactly what he wants you to say." Smart people are better conversationalists and by giving you feedback make you appear even smarter, but if it reaches the point where you don't know "who" you are talking to, call it a day and move on.

Been there, done that. It was never a problem. In fact I learned a lot. It kept me on my toes. I have a problem with the word "too" intelligent, anyway. I don't think there is such a thing as being too intelligent. There's a world of difference between being very intelligent and being an insufferable know-it-all. Only the latter would be annoying.

Not so much the "intelligence" as much as that he/she would think that they have it when they don't.

There's this guy that my husband works with that hangs out with us occasionally on Fridays; his favorite thing to do is quote a number of dead guys. Even with this canned "wisdom", he doesn't seem to actually understand what it means. It takes several of us to explain to him, for example, why "The enemy of the enemy is my friend" is highly flawed.

I applaud him for trying to learn. But, the constant flow of "As [insert dead guy's name here] once said . . ." is lame when you don't have anything to add of your own.

It all depends. Is this person arrogant about being more intelligent? Is this person unable to talk about things that interest you and are on your level of communication? If you can't talk about anything than it might be a turn-off, same with him/her being arrogant about it.

Not a turn-off, but can get pretty annoying.

one know it all is enough and i already filled that position

Is there really such a thing as too intelligent? I think not.

Not a bad thing really if the guy keeps a humble attitude about his intellegence. If he is arrogant about it and proceeds to rub it in my face, I wouldn't want to waste my time on him.

I do not mind if someone is intelligent, or smarter than I am. I would only have a problem with it if they used their intelligence to put others down or if they had this superior attitude.

You can't really be too intelligent. But, you can be a pain in the drain know-it-all bore about it. But that isn't necessarily going to happen.

Not a problem for me. I feel I can learn so much from people who are intelligent. The only way I would have a problem with this would be if the person put me down for not being as intelligent as he was.

It really all depends on if the guy is a know-it-all or not.

Occasionally intimidating, but more often intriguing.