Hypergamy: Difference between revisions

'''Hypergamy''' is the natural inclination for women to "[[branchswinging|trade up]]" in terms of [[LMS|looks, money, and/or status]].  In the scientific literature, the term refers to economic status only, but in the [[manosphere]], the term is used more broadly regarding dating up in ''all'' status dimensions relevant for mating (social status, educational status, looks etc.).  In a [[Gynocentrism|gynocentric]] social environment which seeks to [[neoliberalism|liberate human sexuality from cultural influence]], women gain in status and thus become especially hypergamous which likely gives rise to male [[inceldom]] because fewer men are better than them, hence fewer men can give them the feeling of ''dating up''. The ''patriarchy'' was possibly a culturally evolved and [[Egalitarianism|egalitarian]] adaptation for counteracting hypergamy.  

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]].