Imagine a world where women looked like a 20 year old when they were 40 years old. The years of practising the art of manipulation combined with the looks to make it all possible would be terrifying. This thought experiment lead me to wonder if there was a purpose for the way men and women peak in terms of sexual attractiveness.

To understand my thesis you must understand my assumptions about sexual attraction/gender roles, and my biases about how I believe the world is:

The Mirror Analogy

When you look in the mirror consider what you see, your reflection's left hand is an image of your right hand. Most people think that this is because the image is flipped. This isn't true, because words appear backwards in the mirror, and if we were flipped in the x-axis it would logically follow that we would be flipped in the y-axis as well. What is really happening is our image is inverted. This is how I see gender relations. Women are the mirrors. Men and women are not opposites, but inversions. How often have you noticed that women's behaviour is always reactionary? Women will mirror your behaviours and actions. This is sometimes confusing because women mirror what they perceive, not the image you think you are projecting. This is where communication between men and women breaks down. Men assume the image they see in the mirror is the same as them, they fail to see the inversion. This is the root of projection. We project onto women our own nature, and this is the essence of the blue pill. The masculine essence is one of aggression, and feminine essence, the inverse of masculine, is reactivity. This shows in how we communicate. I would estimate that in a face to face conversation, 2/3rds of men's communication is in the content of the words and 1/3rd in how it's said (body language, intonation etc.). The inverse is true for women. We project this onto each other. How often have we seen the joke if a woman asks her SO if something makes her look fat, and she gets angered by his slightly delayed response, even though he said it didn't. I believe we want the opposite sex to speak our language and think like us, which is why blue pill fantasies always involve a beautiful woman loving them unconditionally, and speaking her thoughts and emotions verbally. This is how flirting/game works; you don't approach a woman by immediately stating your intentions, you approach her with plausible deniability, you communicate that you want her with your body language (obviously not over the top, and push/pull still applies).

Another example of the mirror analogy: a woman with a beta husband will display the inverse behaviour to him. Since he is submissive the inverse is domineering (note the opposite of submissive is simply not submissive or insubordinate). An alpha's woman will show much more feminine tendencies, mirroring his masculine tendencies.

Consider an alpha widow; she has already mirrored a stronger image...

My Bias

I come from the viewpoint that (ideally) humans are designed for LTRs, and that women should only have one man, but not necessarily visa versa.

When Men and Women Peak and Why

We in TRP know that women's SMV peaks around 20, whereas men's SMV peaks around 35 (although I think this number is more flexible than it is for women). Interestingly men and women peak in terms of physical capability at a much closer time than sexually. Both men and women are most physically capable (in terms of strength and endurance, we're not talking gymnastics here) for work around the same time, yet this isn't true for physical attraction.

This FINALLY leads me to the why. First of all, if women peaked when they were older and not when they were most fertile, there would probably be no human race, but I think there's more to it than that. Historically women would 'lock' down husbands when they were quite young, and get pregnant. What this means for the woman is that she is completely occupied during her most attractive years, and it means the same thing for a man, but it's when he's physically strongest and most durable. He can toil away to provide for his family, while she takes care of the home. Once the kids are old enough and the woman starts to lose attraction, she could focus on helping the man with what he needs her to do. This is a win win, if she helps him become more successful she gains status by association, and his SMV goes up. As the woman loses her attraction, the husband will become less tolerant of her shit, which will in turn make him more attractive, causing her to be more willing to help. Her attempts and manipulation would be mostly held at bay, and limited in scope.

Now that you've seen my romanticized version of what was possible with marriage in the past, let's look at what would happen if the SMP did not work this way (and it currently doesn't because of cultural and technological influences) and women peaked the same way men did. As I said before, there probably wouldn't be a human race, but what about the sociological factors. For those of you who have been divorce raped I'm sure you understand how evil, manipulative, and Machiavellian a woman can be. Imagine that she had the looks of a 20 year old how much more she could have pulled off. Let's derail and talk about the spell an attractive woman casts. Even as an RP man you still have biologically controlled functions. For some reason, women's looks have a magic effect on our biology. I'm sure we've all met the gorgeous submissive girl who knew what to say and act, and I don't care how RP or stoic you are, you will certainly be affected (it's what we choose to do with our actions and our knowledge of AWALT that protects us). Women's influence on the world comes almost entirely from their looks, and how they present themselves. If it were the case that women peaked when they were older, none of my marriage fantasy things would be possible. The world would be an ugly place, marriage would have never existed, civilisation wouldn't be very far along.

What to do With This Information

  • Enjoy the spell women cast, but be vigilant of AWALT

  • Use this knowledge if you are in an LTR; use your woman to get ahead, assign her tasks, it will make her happier, and allow you to get more done

  • Use this to your advantage in the SMP and slay more

  • Remember that women are mirrors, but unlike mirrors, an image can be burned into women.

Critique is welcomed.