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In humans, such bodyguarding may play special role due to the rather relatively large share of resources that males provide. For the support of the offspring a long-term bond of at least 10 years is hence highly conductive to [[reproductive success]], especially in [[life history|K-selected ecologies]]. For such bonds to be stable, it is required that the male is the most dominant one the woman can attract as otherwise a more dominant could contest that bond.  

Some suggested that women's choice does not matter much, and women rather get chosen by contest competition among males. Counter-evidence to this is e.g. that career women often refuse to date down and rather remain single if they cannot find a more socially dominant partner (see [[hypergamy]]). Many women also experience rape fantasies, which points to a desire to be dominated. Both of these aspect point to a preference for a partner that is at least as dominant as the woman herself. Women also more often than men report social status as in important mate preference.