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'''Hypergamy''' is the natural inclination for women to date up. 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.) and also refers to a primal instinct about securing men's resources and avoiding men of inferior mate value. | '''Hypergamy''' is the natural inclination for women to date up. 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.) and also refers to a primal instinct about securing men's resources and avoiding men of inferior mate value. | ||
Women's hypergamous instinct consists in constantly evaluating whether the gains from a new [[relationship]] will offset the losses of leaving an old one, and constantly analyzing the value of their partners relative to the available pool of men and in context of social expectations. This instinct fundamentally appears to be an anxiety about resources and fear about being stuck with a man who isn't the best one available.<ref>https://therationalmale.com/2019/03/11/womens-existential-fear/ | Hypergamy can be seen as a particular expression of female choosiness and a natural outcome of [[Libido|higher male sex drive]]. Men have fewer alternative mating options available to them, so they more readily make compromises and date down.<ref>https://assets.csom.umn.edu/assets/71503.pdf</ref> | ||
== Overview == | |||
Women's hypergamous instinct consists in constantly evaluating whether the gains from a new [[relationship]] will offset the losses of leaving an old one, and constantly analyzing the value of their partners relative to the available pool of men and in context of social expectations. This instinct fundamentally appears to be an anxiety about resources and fear about being stuck with a man who isn't the best one available.<ref>https://therationalmale.com/2019/03/11/womens-existential-fear/</ref> In terms of evolutionary biology, this can be explained by [[Bateman's principle]] which also explains greater sexual choosiness in non-human females. Since women are physically weaker and have less power over resources (at least historically), hypergamy is the more stable mate choice for women, because choosing the best man she can attract, ensures that her man cannot be outcompeted by an even better one and contest her decision. | |||
[[Gynocentrism|Affirmative action]] and women's [[liberalism|liberated sexuality]] created a situation in which women surpass men in many ways, rendering more men unattractive to women (due to their hypergamous preference to date up), and also liberating women from having to settle for a partner of equal [[SMV]]. Modern societies have ceased to ostracize promiscuity and [[divorce]] laws greatly benefit women, so women are more likely to [[Marriage#Move Toward Polyamory with Rise in Divorce|jump ship when ready]] which can be seen in women initiating divorces more often than men and a closing gender gap in infidelity. | [[Gynocentrism|Affirmative action]] and women's [[liberalism|liberated sexuality]] created a situation in which women surpass men in many ways, rendering more men unattractive to women (due to their hypergamous preference to date up), and also liberating women from having to settle for a partner of equal [[SMV]]. Modern societies have ceased to ostracize promiscuity and [[divorce]] laws greatly benefit women, so women are more likely to [[Marriage#Move Toward Polyamory with Rise in Divorce|jump ship when ready]] which can be seen in women initiating divorces more often than men and a closing gender gap in infidelity. | ||