Hello Yakari

Being brilliant really can carry a lot of baggage, I would imagine. As you allude to in the first couple of lines, even when acknowledged, it won't be to your face. Partners will struggle with the what it is you have and parents won't much like your higher intellect either!
Life always demands a balance, it seems - you never get a thing for free.
Great write and all the very best
Ben
ps. last line - pray or pay? lol

Then you'll just have to excuse my ignorance....:)