Trusted, Automoderated users
25,837
edits
Alpha, Beta, Omega: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
→Alpha males
| Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
Ambitious and assertive men tend to use dominance and intimidation to become an alpha male (obtaining desirable women).<ref>https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1987-21883-001</ref><ref>https://www.academia.edu/14471033/Reproductive_strategies_and_relationship_preferences_associated_with_prestigious_and_dominant_men</ref> | Ambitious and assertive men tend to use dominance and intimidation to become an alpha male (obtaining desirable women).<ref>https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1987-21883-001</ref><ref>https://www.academia.edu/14471033/Reproductive_strategies_and_relationship_preferences_associated_with_prestigious_and_dominant_men</ref> | ||
The alpha male is often the kind of man whom everyone listens to when he speaks. | The alpha male is often the kind of man whom everyone listens to when he speaks. | ||
When the term "alpha male" is used in the [[dating]] sense, it often means a man who is sexually successful regardless of other factors, though this is disputed. It is possible for an alpha male to be sleazy, manipulative, aggressive, or abusive, but alphas are also often genuinely good guys because life is good for them and they have little to gain from competitiveness, rather they only gain and secure their status by maintaining alliances with betas. | When the term "alpha male" is used in the [[dating]] sense, it often means a man who is sexually successful regardless of other factors, though this is disputed. It is possible for an alpha male to be sleazy, manipulative, aggressive, or abusive, but alphas are also often genuinely good guys because life is good for them and they have little to gain from competitiveness, rather they only gain and secure their status by maintaining alliances with betas. | ||