The second post's primary fault is that it assumes that desirability does not vary with the individual. What one person considers "prime mate material" another

The second post's primary fault is that it assumes that desirability does not vary with the individual. What one person considers "prime mate material" another could consider garbage. Until this is established, the entire point is moot. We know that it is false though. Some people favor partners from a specific ethnic group, for example.