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The results certainly highlight the importance of male dominance and male-male competition. | The results certainly highlight the importance of male dominance and male-male competition. | ||
It suggests that in modern dating contexts (outside of online dating) there are diminishing returns in looks, but not physical dominance. It should of course be noted that physical dominance, even though more malleable than looks, is also largely genetically predetermined. | It suggests that in modern dating contexts (outside of online dating) there are diminishing returns in looks, but not physical dominance. It should of course be noted that physical dominance, even though more malleable than looks, is also largely genetically predetermined. | ||
<span style="font-size:125%">'''Discussion:'''</span> | |||
The authors interpreted their results as evidence that women's choice plays a surprisingly minor role, but another possibility is that women's choice is more based on dominance status than women would like to admit ([[virtue signaling]], social desirability bias). | The authors interpreted their results as evidence that women's choice plays a surprisingly minor role, but another possibility is that women's choice is more based on dominance status than women would like to admit ([[virtue signaling]], social desirability bias). | ||
Overall, this study supports the notion that due to the decline of tradition, dating has reverted from more [[life history|k-strategies]] that involve sophisticated [[courtship]] in terms of impressing not just the female, but gaining competence status in some communal structures, to mere physical intimidation games, which may in part explain the every growing interest in body building and [[#36.4.25_of_US_male_online_daters_are_now_resorting_to_anabolic_steroids_.26_bulimia_to_compete|anabolic steroids]]. | |||
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