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→Women tend to be attracted to the Dark Triad—narcissism, manipulativeness, & psychopathy
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It seems that, while [[personality]] does matter to women, it does not matter in the ways they claim. Contrary to the popular claim that women prefer [[nice guy|nice men]], they are the most sexually attracted to narcissistic, manipulative, and psychopathic men. | It seems that, while [[personality]] does matter to women, it does not matter in the ways they claim. Contrary to the popular claim that women prefer [[nice guy|nice men]], they are the most sexually attracted to narcissistic, manipulative, and psychopathic men. | ||
Evolutionary psychology may explain | Evolutionary psychology may be able to explain this. | ||
Women evolved to be dependent and [[sex drive|choosy]] by virtue of [[Bateman's principle|having infants]]. This caused men to become taller and stronger in an evolutionary arms race competing for mating opportunities. | Women evolved to be dependent and [[sex drive|choosy]] by virtue of [[Bateman's principle|having infants]]. This caused men to become taller and stronger in an evolutionary arms race competing for mating opportunities. | ||
As a result, women choose the most [[dominance hierarchy|dominant]] man available in order to be protected from coercive and stronger contenders ([[bodyguard hypothesis]]; Wilson & Mesnick, 1997) and to get access to high quality foods (Geary 2004). | As a result, women choose the most [[dominance hierarchy|dominant]] man available in order to be protected from coercive and stronger contenders ([[bodyguard hypothesis]]; Wilson & Mesnick, 1997) and to get access to high quality foods (Geary 2004). | ||