hey NSD, this is my true story, it completely fits with your loser/smarty post
after I first got married, we rented, we felt like such losers that we were dying to be owners.
when we got our OC condo, I was such a smarty, I felt like I gained 10 points on my IQ!
then we sold the condo and rented, boy did I feel like a total loser. My IQ dropped too! I couldn’t perform as well at work and got demoted once they realized I was a lowly renter.
luckily we are now owners again. I now feel special and the lost IQ are now back! I got promoted too just for being a homeowner again.
