What is the meaning of emotional intelligence?

Question

What is the meaning of emotional intelligence?

Answer 1

EQ, is the counterpart of IQ.

Essentially it's a score on your patience, anger, sadness, stuff like that.

If you can take several insults without getting mad, then you have a fairly high EQ.

Answer 2

It means you've been watching too much Oprah!

Answer 3

What does it matter? I never thought about it.

Look into your self for having your most important answers!

Hmm, should this be the Best Answer to your Q?

Edit:

wow, if the answer above me is true, I must have a very important EQ, just.