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Modern women are always calculating whether the gains from a new [[relationship]] will off-set the losses of leaving an old one. [[Femoid|Femoids]] are consistent in analyzing the value of their partners relative to the available pool of men. Women judge social expectations as a cost when leaving a partner. Modern society makes promiscuity less of a negative, so women are more likely to [[Marriage#Move Toward Polyamory with Rise in Divorce|jump ship when ready]]. | Modern women are always calculating whether the gains from a new [[relationship]] will off-set the losses of leaving an old one. [[Femoid|Femoids]] are consistent in analyzing the value of their partners relative to the available pool of men. Women judge social expectations as a cost when leaving a partner. Modern society makes promiscuity less of a negative, so women are more likely to [[Marriage#Move Toward Polyamory with Rise in Divorce|jump ship when ready]]. | ||
Hypergamy can be explained in terms of behavioral biology by [[Bateman's principle]] which also explains greater sexual choosiness in females of non-human animals. The best antidote to hypergamy is [[monogamy]] because it forces women to settle down with a partner of similar [[SMV]]. | |||
== 80/20 Rule == | == 80/20 Rule == | ||