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In the [[manosphere]], women's hypergamous tendency is believed to be driven by evolved instincts, and unleashed by sexual liberalism or anti-egalitarian cultural values. It is believed to consist of an instinctive evaluation of whether the gains from a new [[relationship]] will offset the losses of leaving an old one, and constant evaluation of their current partner, relative to the available pool of men, both in context of social expectations (e.g. the interest of the parents for their daughters to attract a valuable partner). | In the [[manosphere]], women's hypergamous tendency is believed to be driven by evolved instincts, and unleashed by sexual liberalism or anti-egalitarian cultural values. It is believed to consist of an instinctive evaluation of whether the gains from a new [[relationship]] will offset the losses of leaving an old one, and constant evaluation of their current partner, relative to the available pool of men, both in context of social expectations (e.g. the interest of the parents for their daughters to attract a valuable partner). | ||
This restlessness seems to be driven by an evolutionarily-based fear about access to resources and by an anxiety about being stuck with a man who isn't the best one available.<ref>https://therationalmale.com/2019/03/11/womens-existential-fear/</ref> | This restlessness seems to be driven by an evolutionarily-based fear about access to resources and by an anxiety 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, such instinctive behavior | In terms of evolutionary biology, such instinctive behavior is corroborated by [[Bateman's principle]] which also explains greater sexual choosiness in non-human females. Researchers also suggested that hypergamy may arise from the premise that men naturally provide resources to women in return for exclusive access to sex which men desire as they want certainty that the offspring is theirs (a problem that women do not face).<ref>https://d-nb.info/997448148/34</ref><ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016748701630277X</ref> | ||
There are mixed results about the importance of a power differential regarding income and education for women's marital satisfaction. | There are mixed results about the importance of a power differential regarding income and education for women's marital satisfaction. | ||