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Women appear to have a simultaneous preference for physical threat and [[romance]] in men, the former for [[Bodyguard hypothesis|protection]] and the latter for [[hypergamy|provision]]. Both are a consequence of a sex difference in [[Bateman's principle|parental investment]]. | Women appear to have a simultaneous preference for physical threat and [[romance]] in men, the former for [[Bodyguard hypothesis|protection]] and the latter for [[hypergamy|provision]]. Both are a consequence of a sex difference in [[Bateman's principle|parental investment]]. | ||
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Hybristophilia appears to be an almost entirely a female phenomenon. | |||
While men were attracted to a handful of female convicts like Casey Anthony and Jodi Arias, the degree of the attraction was much smaller than the attraction women hold toward almost all high profile modern mass murderers. It can also be noted that such women are physically attractive, whereas female hybristophilia seems to offer a rare exception to looks theory in rare cases. | While men were attracted to a handful of female convicts like Casey Anthony and Jodi Arias, the degree of the attraction was much smaller than the attraction women hold toward almost all high profile modern mass murderers. It can also be noted that such women are physically attractive, whereas female hybristophilia seems to offer a rare exception to looks theory in rare cases. | ||
More than 60% of women have [[rape#Rape_fantasies|rape fantasies]], which likely overlaps with historiography as rape is considered a crime in many modern countries. Women might even underreport such fantasies due to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_desirability_bias social desirability bias]. More evidence is that rape is often portrayed in romance novels which accounts for 40% of mass paperback sales in the United States,<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Women_are_drawn_more_than_men_to_nonfiction_stories_of_rape.2C_murder.2C_and_serial_killers</ref> with rapey romance novel being primarily consumed by women. | |||
==Examples== | ==Examples== | ||