It's no secret that many women would rather share a high value man than be monogamous with a low value one. The Chinese emperors had concubines. Polygamy is still practiced in Muslim countries like Saudi Arabia. In the recent Whatever podcast, the host asked a group of women "would you rather be the mistress of the King or the wife of a Peasant?". Only one woman chose the second option.

Obviously there is quite a gap between a king and a peasant. But what about a billionaire and a mid level software engineer? Or a B list celebrity and a doctor?

Consider these levels that a man can end up in

  1. Extreme outliers - Billionaires, A-list celebrities, political leaders
  2. High net worth - Senior executives at Fortune 500s, business owners (50M+), directors at prestigious law and finance firms and hospitals, B-C list celebrities, NBA/NFL/MLB athletes
  3. High earning profession - engineers, doctors, lawyers, finance guys, senior managers
  4. Middle earning profession - tradesmen, policemen, firemen, nurse, managers, analysts
  5. Low earning jobs - retail, barista, fast food, janitor
  6. Homeless

What is your MAXIMUM level for sharing and monogamy?

For example, if your maximum level for sharing is 1, then you only consider sharing the man if he were at billionaire or A-list celebrity level, but nothing below. If your maximum for monogamy is 3, that means that you would consider monogamy if the man is at least a high earning professional like a doctor or software engineer, but not below (you wouldn't consider monogamy with a tradesman or retail worker for example).