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Half of all married women have a ‘backup husband’ in mind

Gioware

October 1, 2014
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Title Half of all married women have a ‘backup husband’ in mind
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Gioware

Upvotes 58
Comments 27
Date October 1, 2014 9:47 AM UTC
(11 years ago)
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[–]JohnGalt31674 points75 points76 points 11 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link

wrong

only half admit to it

AWALT

[–]1neveragoodtime0 points1 point2 points 11 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link

And they think that back up is going to be there when the divorce hits the fan. He's not.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points4 points 11 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Don't underestimate these betas, bro.

[–]Endorsed ContributorLastRevision12 points13 points14 points 11 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

When I was a kid, I was at the supermarket with my mom and we had ran into my best friends mom, who loved to blab about anything and everything. For whatever reaaon, right then and there, she launches into a story about how she was dating a man she really liked (alpha) but he ditched her and she married my friends dad, who had a "great job" and could "take care of her" (beta).

She told us this right there in the supermarket, next to the eggs. That day, at twelve years old, I learned that a) not all women marry their first choice, and b) I will never be someones second choice.

I guess this was my first dose of the red pill, although it takes a lot to truly deprogram NAWALT, however I knew that day that I'd never be okay with being someone's second choice. Fucking never.

And I guess that lady was on to something because she raised a few ULTRA MEGA BETAS with that guy. Seriously, my friend has gotten EVEN MORE BETA through the years and is now hitting peak blue status.

[–]DrKing_Schultz_6 points7 points8 points 11 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link

This shit makes me fucking sick.

[–]JustSoha2 points3 points4 points 11 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

you're not alone, Red brother.

[–]etcomro6 points7 points8 points 11 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Shit, I know I was backup for one of my exes. But the last thing I'd ever do is take that woman back.

[–][deleted] 5 points6 points7 points 11 years ago (5 children) | Copy Link

And how many are actively fucking these "backup" husbands? Probably a lot.

[–]Endorsed ContributorLastRevision7 points8 points9 points 11 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link

Back ups are for bucks. They're orbiters.

[–]reasonableman16 points7 points8 points 11 years ago (3 children) | Copy Link

Not always. A lot of backups are alphas that they couldn't nail down.

[–]Endorsed ContributorLastRevision3 points4 points5 points 11 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link

Then they aren't "back ups." They can't be both.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 11 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Things change. The college alpha she didn't get becomes the backup to her current husband. Although, 'backup' in these cases is more like an 'if only' fantasy. It often develops into cheating, because she's feeling sexy from losing weight and is prepared to do freaky things in bed that the alpha's wife has stopped doing.

[–]reasonableman10 points1 point2 points 11 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

They are the one who they will start fucking if their beta bux marriage grows too tiresome (meaning, the second baby is out of diapers, and there is a guaranteed source of income if she leaves).

[–]kingsilkee11 points12 points13 points 11 years ago (1 child) | Copy Link

Just more proof they cant be trusted to act honestly

[–]Endorsed ContributorInvalidity10 points11 points12 points 11 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

It's not their fault they have more opportunities than men do. It is a fact of life. You can't count on most women to be honest, because they've learned from a young age that honesty only hurts them. It is the responsibility of men to shame them for behaving the way they do and believing the things they do. If we do not, it is ultimately our fault for not keeping them in check.

Women are like water; they fill up the spaces that contain them, and if you set no boundaries, they will flow everywhere.

[–]mademychoice8 points9 points10 points 11 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

They always gotta know where that next branch is

[–]Sandkasten8 points9 points10 points 11 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

According to a recent Mail survey of 1000 married ladies, half of all women have a backup husband in mind should their current one break during use.

Me too, in case a plate flakes out on me. The difference is my backup plate is real.

Are you guys really suprised?

[–]1kick64 points5 points6 points 11 years ago* (1 child) | Copy Link

Half have a specific backup husband in mind. The other half are ok with the idea, but haven't found the target yet.

I wonder if we filter for married women with hyphenated last names if that statistic starts hitting 100%...

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 11 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

I think this is more on the money that more updated replies.

1 in 4 said they have feeling for the other guy. While only 1 in 5 think he would be interested. They want the alpha back and in their fantasy he wants them too.

[–]Isaiah4verse11 point2 points3 points 11 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

Of course. There are an overabundance of beta providers. Who cares, as long as it ain't me! awalt The ones who aren't are mannequins.

[–]triangleman831 point2 points3 points 11 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

I'm pretty sure my wife's backup husband is her dog.

I mean he does look damn good in a tux so I'm not sure if I blame her

[–]BluebirdJingle1 point2 points3 points 11 years ago (4 children) | Copy Link

For being so focused on understanding the human psyche, I find it amusing how often these attempts at disparaging women are posted. I imagine the surprise of the pseudo-enlightened redpiller as he discovers, to his great dismay, that women are people, too.

Of course women have backup husbands. Men have backup women, too. Shit, I have a backup for anything I can afford a backup of because that's what backups are for. If you go into something without an exit strategy or alternative you're either pretty fucking stupid or you're just straight up naive.

[–]Ochreata8 points9 points10 points 11 years ago (2 children) | Copy Link

The comment, "women are people, too", has absolutely no meaning in the context of red pill discussions. The fact that Cocker Spaniels and German Shepherds are both dogs is irrelevant when discussing the trait differences between the two breeds.

Woman are hypergamous by nature, men are not. Most men do not have a backup woman. Some may have a woman on the side, but not one that is a planned replacement.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 11 years ago* (0 children) | Copy Link

Woman are hypergamous by nature, men are not. Most men do not have a backup woman. Some may have a woman on the side, but not one that is a planned replacement.

It would be more accurate to say that women tend more towards hypergamy, whereas men will happily fuck multiple women if they can get away with it and tend more towards polygyny.

If you go into something without an exit strategy or alternative you're either pretty fucking stupid or you're just straight up naive.

Having attended close to 200 weddings I can say that men who marry are usually entirely wrapped up in their wives, with no thought for another woman at that time. But women can literally walk down the aisle and think, "If Johnny gives me a smile, I'll divorce Barry next week and marry Johnny!"

[–]mega_beta0 points1 point2 points 11 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

I look at all the married couples living around me and don't understand why they do it other than to take care of kids. Seems like an ultra boring lifestyle to me. I'd rather live alone than live on someone else's schedule all the time.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point2 points 11 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

This half of married women are likely married to the bottom-of-the-barrel betas. This should come as no surprise.

Often, during the anger phase of incessant AWALT proclamations, budding TRPers forget that the knowledge vested in them through this sub puts them well above average (easily in the top 20% of men). If we ask the question with this in mind, then we start looking at the top 20% of married women.

We're above the average here. Internalize that.

[–]Invalidusers-3 points-2 points-1 points 11 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

As much as I want to agree with the findings as it sounds true, I really wish they had a larger sample size than 1000 women. Really it makes it about as scientific as a survey on family feud.

Survey Says? AWALT!

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