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In scientific literature, '''hypergamy''' refers to '''marrying up''' in socioeconomic status. It can refer to either men or women, but it is more commonly observed in women.  
In scientific literature, '''hypergamy''' refers to '''marrying up''' in socioeconomic status. It can refer to either men or women, but it is more commonly observed in women.  


In the [[manosphere]], the term hypergamy is used more broadly for marrying or dating up in any regard, for example in physical attractiveness, and it can also refer to a proposed female drive to date up relative to a woman's previous partner or relative to other males available, not just herself or the social standing of her family.<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Rational-Male-Rollo-Tomassi/dp/1492777862</ref> Women are thought to [[pussy cartel|incite one another's hypergamy]].
In the [[manosphere]], the term hypergamy is used more broadly for marrying or dating up in any regard, for example in physical attractiveness, and it can also refer to dating up relative to a woman's previous partner or relative to other males available, not just herself or the social standing of her family.<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Rational-Male-Rollo-Tomassi/dp/1492777862</ref> Women are thought to [[pussy cartel|incite one another's hypergamy]].


Women's hypergamy is mainly a result of their higher [[Sexual selector|choosiness]], [[variability hypothesis|higher uniformity of sexual desire]], and men's [[Libido|higher sex drive]] and promiscuity. 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> Women's preference for high status men ties into the natural [[Dominance hierarchies|hierarchical social organization]] found in humans.
Women's hypergamy is mainly a result of their higher [[Sexual selector|choosiness]], [[variability hypothesis|higher uniformity of sexual desire]], and men's [[Libido|higher sex drive]] and promiscuity. 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> Women's preference for high status men ties into the natural [[Dominance hierarchies|hierarchical social organization]] found in humans.
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