Intelligence is (usually) defined to be someone's ability to learn new skills (NOT emotions) quickly.
So no. If you're an emotional person, you're just emotional... "emotionally intelligent" is like saying "furiously exist". It doesn't have any meaning.

>>8196112
no. it is a made up attribute to make people who are bad at thinking feel better.

what is true, is autism spectrum disorder. look it up if you want to learn some actual medical science

No. I suppose you could consider it to mean someone's ability to read other people's emotions (at least I think that's how people traditionally use it), but the problem with that is it's entirely dependent on the people around them. If they happen to be similar to their peers they're going to be able to read their emotions. Unlike actual intelligence, it's a measure effected solely by outside influences (while real intelligence is something that's specific to the person who's capable of reasoned thinking).

>>8196112
can you even define it?

>>8196112
It's an arbitrarily delineated subset of overall intelligence, not a separate thing outright.

>>8196112
>emotional intelligence
a female construct cited as a
substitute for actual intelligence

>>8196112
>Is emotional intelligence real?

>can you rank people by their ability to read emotions?

Yes.

>>8196945
>rank people
>therefore intelligence
No.

>>8196112
If we accept that autism spectrum disorders are characterised by low emotional intelligence (i.e. no theory of mind), then I suppose it stands to reason that there is such a thing as high emotional intelligence too. I'm not sure if and how it's been defined and tested though - I should know, as I've just done my MSc in Psychology, but truthfully I never really came across it.

>>8196945
Every successful con artist has it.
Only the myth, that it necessarily correlates with being a better person, is wrong.