A girl I dated in High school said she wanted to go to a really prestigious Engineering school for Genetic Engineering . Her understanding of the subject was largely shaped by pop culture tropes . Now , overlooking that as a folly of youth , this girl still couldn ' t even balance a checkbook , let alone pass the AP math courses she was taking in prep , she had no interest in putting in the work to learn . When I pointed this out , she told me I was crushing her dreams . As the relationship wore on I began to grow more resentful of her self delusion and it is eventually why we split up . You can ' t fix stupid , and people willing to lie to themselves daily are the worst kind of stupid . Last time I checked , I think she ' d washed out of 2 degree programs , and sells magazine subscriptions ? It sounded like a pyramid scheme .