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| 2 | If you hate hypergamy so much, why not stop marrying "lower" women?From an evolutionary sense I understand that the male role of providing resources has translated into providing resource in the form of monetary support in modern times. But I'd argue that while "breadwinner" is the standard contemporary manifestation of the traditional "provider" role, I don't think providing monetary resources is the only way a man can signal his "value." Time and energy are also resources. I'd also argue that while people are certainly influenced by our genetic history, we al… | /r/PurplePillDebate | 03/03/14 02:04 PM |
| 3 | If you hate hypergamy so much, why not stop marrying "lower" women?Sure, although I do think there are signals that can reinforce long-term desirability while decreasing short-term desirability and vice versa. My main point though is that I don't think that the commenter that I was responding to did an adequate job defending their statement that the OP "will eventually resent [her] husband for not being the provider/protector." More specifically, I don't think that the article they linked supports that statement, whether or not the statement is true. | /r/PurplePillDebate | 03/03/14 12:36 PM |
| 7 | If you hate hypergamy so much, why not stop marrying "lower" women?You state that evolutionary psych supports the claim that she will eventually resent her husband for not fulfilling a particular role, and you link to a study of consumption as a sexual signaling system. I'm having trouble, however, figuring out how that study supports your claim? What I got out of the study is that flashy purchases enhanced men’s desirability to women as a short-term mate, but specifically not as a long-term one. | /r/PurplePillDebate | 03/03/14 11:40 AM |
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