http://www.hookingupsmart.com/2012/06/03/relationshipstrategies/how-women-really-feel-about-male-dominance/
This is an interesting read, I think the author is trying to get to the truth of how 'dominance' is involved in attraction. From my reading of it, it does diverge from Red Pill theory in that it states that 'prestige'
(prestige is defined as “freely conferred status” by peers in recognition of special abilities and skills. Peers benefit from association with skilled individuals, as it is more efficient to copy their expertise than engage in trial and error learning. The prestigious individual is honored, revered and praised by subordinates, and “respond[s] with self-deprecation. Prestigious individuals freely offer information and counsel. Because of this free exchange of status for information, prestigious individuals may appear to be more kind, generous, and willing to help than dominant individuals.”)
aka social market value
is more important than domiance in hookups (This study was based on college hookups)
but it does say that domiance IS important in hookups and that domiance is less important in LTRs when women tend to select for provider types.
So what do we think?
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