I agree 100%. Throughout human and whatever other animal we can understand well enough to interact with there has virtually always been an alpha in a pack and

I agree 100%. Throughout human and whatever other animal we can understand well enough to interact with there has virtually always been an alpha in a pack and betas. Society is dictating that there are no longer alpha/beta hierarchies in relationships, but just one level. People don't want to "cave" to being "exploited" and everyone is hyper alert about having their feelings hurt so they avoid it all together. An interesting point I've heard recently is that with working/protecting dogs, it's almost always a bad idea to have two females. They never decide who is the alpha and will fight to the death whereas one male gets his ass kicked and tucks his tail from there on out.