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===The principle of least interest=== | ===The principle of least interest=== | ||
In unregulated dating markets and even though physically weaker, women turn out to be ''the chief [[sexual selector|sexual selectors]]'' due to the ''principle of least interest'': When an activity depends on mutual agreement, the person with the ''least interest'' decides the terms of that activity.<ref>Waller & Hill, 1951</ref> This is because the person with the most interest has fewer options, thus they more likely compromise than the other party to reach an arrangement. Women desire initiating sex with a random person of the opposite gender much less than men, except in case of a tiny minority of [[sexy sons|highly attractive men]].<ref>https://www.sciencefriday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gender-differences-in-receptivity-to-sexual-offers.pdf</ref><ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Men_like_61.9.25_of_female_profiles.2C_women_like_only_4.5.25_of_male_profiles</ref> Thus, most men have few mating options and hence more likely make compromises in order to get any sex at all.<ref>https://assets.csom.umn.edu/assets/71503.pdf</ref> | In unregulated dating markets and even though physically weaker, women turn out to be ''the chief [[sexual selector|sexual selectors]]'' and [[Briffault's law|gatekeepers of sex]] due to the ''principle of least interest'': When an activity depends on mutual agreement, the person with the ''least interest'' decides the terms of that activity.<ref>Waller & Hill, 1951</ref> This is because the person with the most interest has fewer options, thus they more likely compromise than the other party to reach an arrangement. Women desire initiating sex with a random person of the opposite gender much less than men, except in case of a tiny minority of [[sexy sons|highly attractive men]].<ref>https://www.sciencefriday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/gender-differences-in-receptivity-to-sexual-offers.pdf</ref><ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Men_like_61.9.25_of_female_profiles.2C_women_like_only_4.5.25_of_male_profiles</ref> Thus, most men have few mating options and hence more likely make compromises in order to get any sex at all.<ref>https://assets.csom.umn.edu/assets/71503.pdf</ref> | ||
Making compromises means dating down, which in turn means women date up. | Making compromises means dating down, which in turn means women date up. | ||