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The more men date down, and the more partners are available e.g. through online dating and social networks, the choosier women become as they can choose from more options leading them to wait for the perceived opportunity for a partner of very high mate value. This results in men dating down even more out of frustration, possibly aggravating the situation and forming a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_feedback_loop positive feedback loop] in male sexual frustration and female choosiness.<ref>https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601909/how-tinder-feedback-loop-forces-men-and-women-into-extreme-strategies/</ref> | The more men date down, and the more partners are available e.g. through online dating and social networks, the choosier women become as they can choose from more options leading them to wait for the perceived opportunity for a partner of very high mate value. This results in men dating down even more out of frustration, possibly aggravating the situation and forming a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_feedback_loop positive feedback loop] in male sexual frustration and female choosiness.<ref>https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601909/how-tinder-feedback-loop-forces-men-and-women-into-extreme-strategies/</ref> | ||
In summary, women's love style is more opportunistic and transactional than men's. Women are loved unconditionally, men are not. Social expectations for men are overall higher, hence [[Femcel|femcels]] are expected to be rarer than male incels and more likely [[Volcel|volcels]]. | In summary, women's love style is more opportunistic and transactional than men's. Women are loved nearly unconditionally, men are not. Social expectations for men are overall higher, hence [[Femcel|femcels]] are expected to be rarer than male incels and more likely [[Volcel|volcels]]. | ||
There exists a strong ''women-are-wonderful'' bias in that women are perceived more favorably than men in all kinds of regards, also suggesting that men are overall held to higher standards.<ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1111/j.1471-6402.1991.tb00792.x</ref> | There exists a strong ''women-are-wonderful'' bias in that women are perceived more favorably than men in all kinds of regards, also suggesting that men are overall held to higher standards.<ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1111/j.1471-6402.1991.tb00792.x</ref> | ||