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There are other indications of intensified hypergamy besides the rise of singlehood and sexlessness, namely less stable relationships. | |||
With a decline of marriage norms, greater acceptance of polygamy and [[divorce]] laws greatly benefit women, women more readily [[Marriage#Move Toward Polyamory with Rise in Divorce|jump ship]] when a better man is available, which can be seen in women initiating divorces more often than men and a closing gender gap in infidelity<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Blackpill#cite_note-46</ref>, despite the fact that men oppose their partner's infidelity much more strongly.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2196146/Why-affairs-unforgivable-Six-women-forgive-partner-strayed-twice.html</ref><ref>http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1745691617698225</ref> Women appear to have a fundamental anxiety about not having made the ideal partner choice in terms of wealth and power. Buss et al. summarized women's tendencies to switch mates when rising in social status: | With a decline of marriage norms, greater acceptance of polygamy<ref>https://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/214601/moral-acceptance-polygamy-record-high-why.aspx</ref> and [[divorce]] laws greatly benefit women, women more readily [[Marriage#Move Toward Polyamory with Rise in Divorce|jump ship]] when a better man is available, which can be seen in women initiating divorces more often than men and a closing gender gap in infidelity<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Blackpill#cite_note-46</ref>, despite the fact that men oppose their partner's infidelity much more strongly.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2196146/Why-affairs-unforgivable-Six-women-forgive-partner-strayed-twice.html</ref><ref>http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1745691617698225</ref> Women appear to have a fundamental anxiety about not having made the ideal partner choice in terms of wealth and power. Buss et al. summarized women's tendencies to switch mates when rising in social status: | ||
{{quote|Women whose mate value increases substantially will become (1) more emotionally dissatisfied with their current partner, (2) more likely to evade a partner's mate guarding efforts, (3) more likely to cultivate backup mates, (4) more likely to initiate new [[relationship]]s with higher mate value men, and (5) less inclined to stay with their current partners.<ref>https://labs.la.utexas.edu/buss/files/2013/02/The-Mate-Switching-Hypothesis-FINAL-PUBLISHED-2017.pdf</ref>}} | {{quote|Women whose mate value increases substantially will become (1) more emotionally dissatisfied with their current partner, (2) more likely to evade a partner's mate guarding efforts, (3) more likely to cultivate backup mates, (4) more likely to initiate new [[relationship]]s with higher mate value men, and (5) less inclined to stay with their current partners.<ref>https://labs.la.utexas.edu/buss/files/2013/02/The-Mate-Switching-Hypothesis-FINAL-PUBLISHED-2017.pdf</ref>}} | ||