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It's not about shooting blanks, but getting the chance to reproduce in the first place. There's a lot of research showing that women are attracted to confidence

It's not about shooting blanks, but getting the chance to reproduce in the first place. There's a lot of research showing that women are attracted to confidence and dominant traits (read: "bad guys"), and that this preference is basically universal.

BriggyDwiggs42 2y ago
Could you share some of this research. I haven’t seen it, but I’d be happy to learn.
- hwbehrens 2y ago
  As one example, here is a relatively well-cited study from 1994: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0146167294202008 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/014616729420200... Note that interpretations of "dominance" tend to vary, it seems, between papers and over time.
1659447091 2y ago
Women can be and are bullies too. The article took into account both sexes: >>The research shows that higher levels of bullying in both men and women were associated with having children in young adulthood (by ages 23 or 24) in addition to having more children overall. Their reason appears to be that they are able to date more and engage in more sexual activity as they assert their (I assume, higher) social position: >> The recent findings build on previous BRAVE research that has indicated adolescent bullies date more and engage in more sexual activity than their peers—attracting potential mates by publicly asserting their dominance and establishing their position socially. My guess is that more aggression leads to less foresight about consequences of action, or as OP mentioned, are just worse on average at family planning
- bloomingkales 2y ago
  Women can be and are bullies too. Didn't even consider that. How many women bully men into getting married or having kids? How many cultures bully women to get married young? What societies bully you about not getting laid or being single? The bullying is all over the institution.
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BriggyDwiggs42 2y ago

Could you share some of this research. I haven’t seen it, but I’d be happy to learn.

hwbehrens 2y ago
As one example, here is a relatively well-cited study from 1994: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0146167294202008 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/014616729420200... Note that interpretations of "dominance" tend to vary, it seems, between papers and over time.

1659447091 2y ago

Women can be and are bullies too. The article took into account both sexes: >>The research shows that higher levels of bullying in both men and women were associated with having children in young adulthood (by ages 23 or 24) in addition to having more children overall. Their reason appears to be that they are able to date more and engage in more sexual activity as they assert their (I assume, higher) social position: >> The recent findings build on previous BRAVE research that has indicated adolescent bullies date more and engage in more sexual activity than their peers—attracting potential mates by publicly asserting their dominance and establishing their position socially. My guess is that more aggression leads to less foresight about consequences of action, or as OP mentioned, are just worse on average at family planning

bloomingkales 2y ago
Women can be and are bullies too. Didn't even consider that. How many women bully men into getting married or having kids? How many cultures bully women to get married young? What societies bully you about not getting laid or being single? The bullying is all over the institution.
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