The article caught me by surprise. I live in the utopia of social democracy of Norway where non-militant feminism has been part of the culture since long before I was even born.

A professor, who based on his writings makes me certain has been to this site, wrote an article in the second largest newspaper called "the problem of hypergamy".

He explains what hypergamy is, how it is a problem in an equality society and breaks it down into beautifully constructed segments.

He links it to how anthropologists usually analyze societies by asking "who do you marry?" and how that usually results in the discovery of couples being similar, but not equals. Women still usually marry upwards in social status, and as women rise in social value and still want a higher value (than themselves) man we get into a mathematical problem.

As an example: 9/10 women reproduce, while only 3/4 of men reproduce in this context.

His conclusions are picked from everything we already know here.

For men the solution is to go south- or eastwards in the world, as the selection of women with lack of access to resources is enormous there.

And for women? They're a bit fucked. Arranged marriages or marry downwards seems to be the solution.

Thank you Runar Døving. I did not expect to read an article like that, about that, in such a forum. Well said.

Link to (Google translated) article: Fixed link!