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'''Hypergamy''' is the natural inclination for women to "[[branchswinging|trade up]]" in terms of [[LMS|looks, money, and/or status]]. In a social environment which seeks to [[neoliberalism|free human sexuality from cultural influence]], women become more hypergamous than men because they are naturally [[sexual selector]]s. Today, sexuality is very liberated, and women are extremely hypergamous the point of causing increasingly rampant [[inceldom]] among the male population. | '''Hypergamy''' is the natural inclination for women to "[[branchswinging|trade up]]" in terms of [[LMS|looks, money, and/or status]]. In a social environment which seeks to [[neoliberalism|free human sexuality from cultural influence]], women become more hypergamous than men because they are naturally [[sexual selector]]s. Today, sexuality is very liberated, and women are extremely hypergamous the point of causing increasingly rampant [[inceldom]] among the male population. | ||
Modern women are always calculating whether the gains from a new [[relationship]] will off-set the losses of leaving an old one | Modern women are always calculating whether the gains from a new [[relationship]] will off-set the losses of leaving an old one, and constantly 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]]. | 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]]. | ||