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== There is no simple solution except limiting women's sexual freedom == | == There is no simple solution except limiting women's sexual freedom == | ||
A common [[Bluepill|bluepilled]] objection to the importance of looks and resources is that women wouldn't be as visual and shallow in real life and that one could make up for shortcomings with a good [[personality]]. Studies, however, consistently show that personality plays a small role at best, and plays no role during initial romantic contact. Acting exclusively in a friendly manner is outright harmful. The only personality dimension that does seem to play a role is dominance, wittiness, as well as showing signals of investment in a convincing manner without showing despair. What aggravates matters is that the perception of ones personality can hardly be changed as it is largely determined by ones looks.<ref>https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/92158/TheHaloEffect.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y</ref> Even perceived wittiness and morality is to large parts determined by one's looks<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2016/may/19/are-funny-people-sexy-or-are-sexy-people-funny</ref><ref>https://splinternews.com/homely-men-judged-more-harshly-than-hot-men-instantly-1793848040</ref>. These results may explain why personality could never explain romantic success: It is more about looks and status. Further, there is evidence that a man has to surpass a certain level of minimal looks for a woman even to consider traits beyond looks. | A common [[Bluepill|bluepilled]] objection to the importance of looks and resources is that women wouldn't be as visual and shallow in real life and that one could make up for shortcomings with a good [[personality]]. Studies, however, consistently show men's looks matter just as much as women's and that personality plays a small role at best, and plays no role during initial romantic contact. Acting exclusively in a friendly manner is outright harmful. The only personality dimension that does seem to play a role is dominance, wittiness, as well as showing signals of investment in a convincing manner without showing despair. What aggravates matters is that the perception of ones personality can hardly be changed as it is largely determined by ones looks.<ref>https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/92158/TheHaloEffect.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y</ref> Even perceived wittiness and morality is to large parts determined by one's looks<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2016/may/19/are-funny-people-sexy-or-are-sexy-people-funny</ref><ref>https://splinternews.com/homely-men-judged-more-harshly-than-hot-men-instantly-1793848040</ref>. These results may explain why personality could never explain romantic success: It is more about looks and status. Further, there is evidence that a man has to surpass a certain level of minimal looks for a woman even to consider traits beyond looks. | ||
There has to be a physical attraction at first for a [[relationship]] to be initiated. While women say that [[personality]] matters more than looks, their decision indicates that they value looks first and foremost.<ref>https://youtube.com/watch?v=iOHdZKDldIg</ref> It is conceivable that since women regard the vast majority of men to be physically unattractive, women's sexual freedom will result in sexual inequality because only a few men are desired by women. | There has to be a physical attraction at first for a [[relationship]] to be initiated. While women say that [[personality]] matters more than looks, their decision indicates that they value looks first and foremost.<ref>https://youtube.com/watch?v=iOHdZKDldIg</ref> It is conceivable that since women regard the vast majority of men to be physically unattractive, women's sexual freedom will result in sexual inequality because only a few men are desired by women. | ||