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The book "The Red Queen" by Matt Ridley goes into depth about how men and women choose their mates, based largely on evolutionary biology. People treat it like
by SamPatt 7y ago
The book "The Red Queen" by Matt Ridley goes into depth about how men and women choose their mates, based largely on evolutionary biology.
People treat it like a character flaw for a woman to choose a man based on wealth and status, but why? A woman committing to a relationship likely means pregnancy and that requires resources and protection for years and years.
That's how it's been for hundreds of thousands of years. Expecting widespread birth control and changing societal norms to overcome all those years of evolution in only a few generations seems foolish.
- nixarian 7y agoBecause SHE CAN MAKE HER OWN MONEY. That's why. How do you not see that? And status doesn't always equate to money, yet status is what is selected for, not money, exactly. Money is just a status symbol. Women who make enough money to not need a man often STILL select based on wealth.
- homonculus1 7y agoYou're right, but the flip side is that men are actively shamed for pursuing their own evolutionary incentives. There are two layers of competition going on, the sexual-economic one and the fluffy interpersonal one, but some people gain leverage by maintaining the fiction that one of them is obsolete. This fiction is enforced by calling everyone who notices it a misogynist or an incel.
- NeverFade 7y agoIndeed. I don't fault women for preferring wealthy and successful men. I don't fault men for preferring young, beautiful women.
- NeverFade 7y ago> That's how it's been for hundreds of thousands of years. Try "millions" :)