There are a few things with game theory that we can use in dating.

  1. Have long term goals. For example, my long term goals in dating is having rich smart genetically superior grand children. If you have long term goals you will be more rational. Then certain things will look stupid right away. Is she the best spec girls you can get cost effectively? How do you ensure that your money go to your children. I am not even interested in having sex with low IQ or fat women. So a video call before lunch is mandatory.
  2. Split deals into smaller pieces. Prisoner dilemma games always result is catastrophic outcome. Repeated prisoner dilemma games can result in good outcome. US deals with Russia on nuke is that they reduce nukes small steps at a time. They both reduce and they both check and so on. Imagine if a feminist barked in the deal between Gorbachev and Reagan screaming that all relationship must be based on empathy and love instead of transactions. Enjoy the mushroom.
  3. Think what your opponent can do to you and minimize the maximum damage she can do. What is the worse she can do to you? Say no? Nah..... She can do far worse. She can say yes and cry rape latter. She can take your children away. She can get knocked up by some other guys and you end up paying child support. In many cases the laws encourage her to do that sort of things. So safeguard against those. For example, if you tell in front you only want to support your biological children and you will and do will test paternity, what's the worse she can do? Less right. Making things transactional also limit amount of backstabbing women can do.
  4. When sunk costs are huge, think ahead. The best acts is not to spend sunk costs or continue to keep putting money. So you need to think what are you getting for every time and money you spent. Once you knock her up once, it is more cost effective to knock up the same sugar baby again and again than getting another sugar baby. So it make sense to be willing to spend more money on that first baby. The same way, a woman sexual market value dropped once she got knocked up once. Hence, make sure the guy is loaded and have strong incentive to financially support. If women are not pretty enough, smart enough, or cost effective enough, move on. If a guy is not rich enough, handsome enough, or smart enough, move on QUICKLY.