So, from the earlier discussion about 'hot' vs 'cute,' I got to thinking. It does seem like certain men inspire different forms of affection from women. Some men inspire women to just, take care of them; gifts, money, attention, affection, etc. And some men instead inspire a woman to want to more or less, hitch her star to him.

Has anyone observed this? Played both roles? Etc.?

Wouldn't this pose a problem for hypergamy, because in the first type has the woman stepping into a role TRP says only men should occupy? And the men who receive this type of affection typically aren't particularly masculine looking either.