I think the blue pill side underestimates the number and red pill side overestimates it.

The optimism of more mainstream relationship advice and dating dynamics is a bit too much sunshine and rainbows. I know TRP says AWALT doesn't really mean all women just that they're capable of doing bad things, but I still think they're too pessimistic.

When I look at cheating statistics, it doesn't seem that worrying. There's a pretty solid chance from the data that between 20-30% of people cheat. If you take into account how many people are just overall duds in that regard and probably had a bunch of red flags on top of that, those people probably account for most of that percentage. There will be a smaller group in that percentage who are generally good but still do it and even smaller percent who just had a slip up or a flukey encounter. Properly vetting your partner should reduce the risk to a very low percentage. Add being a generally competent and fit person, and that risk lowers further.

Just to add this isn't the only example. Men who beat all their SOs, women who are emotionally abusive, etc. Just people who would treat all their SOs badly.

I mentioned the blue pill (inb4 there is no blue pill) being too optimistic. I feel that group is most likely to overlook red flags because the past is the past and we shouldn't judge others too harshly mentality. I feel the red pill side is a bit too paranoid with a slice of always waiting for the other shoe to drop.

The red pill is supposed to be for average guys who want to have better casual dating success. Disregarding the people who are not the target demographic (incels, way below average people, etc.), a lot of them found it after a nasty breakup or someone else hurt them. With their most recent experience with women being negative, they'll attribute that a greater percentage of women are like that than the actual number.

The blue pill or mainstream or whatever you want to call it is more naive in that regard. A bad experience usually leaves them saying that that experience was an exception and the next time will be different. It's less likely to repeat, but accounting for these so called garbage people, there's still a decent chance it'll happen again.

I guess to sum it up, this was just a big ad to convert to the purple flair. If you date a garbage person, there are plenty more out there, but they are not the majority. Next time around, really consider their behavior and their past actions before taking too many steps with them