Perhaps not in the literal sense, as in hypergamy being about intersexual relations, but in the behavior that it manifests within men. See the example below.
First job I had out of college paid $40k a year which I was pretty happy about. 2 years later I got a promotion up to $60k and I was over the fucking moon about that. I've earned a promotion/pay raise since then as well. Last week I got a job offer for $60k. It took me 2 seconds to delete that email with a look of scorn and disgust. "How dare they insult me like that? Don't they realize I'm worth more?"
And it made me realize how an offer that once was one of the happiest moments of my life, now results in feelings of contempt, which reminded me of how women act in regards to men.
I was effectively alpha-widowed by the higher paying job. I'd just as easily branch swing to an even better one, but I would also begrudgingly settle for the lower paying one if my skills in the marketplace would no longer warrant higher pay.
The common thread to me is what each gender uses to measure their self worth by. Women judge themselves by the quality of the man they're able to snag, and men judge themselves by their job, really just an abstraction for their ability to obtain resources.
I also noticed a similarity in how women will take on lower paying jobs if they get other benefits out of them (easier workload, friendlier coworkers, etc.), just as men will take on women who are lower than them in SMV if the woman provides additional benefits like pleasant company, cooking, good with kids, etc.
Edit: Just to clarify, by "worth" and "value" I mean value as externally perceived by society at large rather than intrinsically derived self-esteem, although the two are correlated. For example, most people would say a doctor or a successful businessman is more valuable, or of greater benefit to society, than a fry cook. As such, a woman who is in a relationship with a high status male is also seen as higher status (value) than say the wife of a bus driver.
[–]DashneDK2King of LBFM5 points6 points7 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–] points points points | Copy Link
[–]hawkeaglejesus[S] 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]despisedlove2Reality Pill Tradcon RP2 points3 points4 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]Electra_CuteChristian, Flat Earther, Anti-Vaxxer, Astrologer1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]ProbablyBelievesIt1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]5th_Law_of_Robotics1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]jesset77Vyvanse Pill1 point2 points3 points (2 children) | Copy Link
[–]hawkeaglejesus[S] 0 points1 point2 points (1 child) | Copy Link
[–]jesset77Vyvanse Pill0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]ivegotsomequestions0Purple Pill Woman1 point2 points3 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]AutoModeratorBiased against humans[M] 0 points1 point2 points (1 child) | Copy Link
[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]YetAnotherCommenterPurple Pill Man, Sexual Economics Theory0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]zayelionMale, Only Attracts Lesbians0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]SeemedGood0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]pinkgoldrose0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link
[–]ClarityofDisasterPerson Going Their Own Way-1 points0 points1 point (2 children) | Copy Link
[–]hawkeaglejesus[S] 0 points1 point2 points (1 child) | Copy Link
[–]ClarityofDisasterPerson Going Their Own Way0 points1 point2 points (0 children) | Copy Link