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The white of the eye permits us to perceive signals of others accurately: reaction of a young Indian woman to a compliment—affection and timidity are juxtaposed. | "The white of the eye permits us to perceive signals of others accurately: reaction of a young Indian woman to a compliment—affection and timidity are juxtaposed. From a 50 frames/second 16 mm film (Figure 4.45)."<ref name="ethology"></ref><ref>https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://evolution.anthro.univie.ac.at:80/ishe/images/coy.gif</ref></p>}} | ||
'''Courtship''' is the demonstration of one's genetic quality to the opposite sex in order to be [[sexual selection|selected]] for reproduction. It primarily involves the display of traits that are under [[Fisherian runaway|runaway sexual selection]] such as [[beauty]] and [[IQ|intelligence]]. | '''Courtship''' is the demonstration of one's genetic quality to the opposite sex in order to be [[sexual selection|selected]] for reproduction. It primarily involves the display of traits that are under [[Fisherian runaway|runaway sexual selection]] such as [[beauty]] and [[IQ|intelligence]]. In humans, male courtship additionally consists in signaling their willingness and ability to provide resources as women heavily depend on them.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#Women_were_historically_predominantly_involved_in_cooking_and_they_never_dominated_men</ref> | ||
[[Romance]] is male courtship display with particular emphasis on [[beauty#Beautiful_behavior|beautiful behavior]]. | |||
== Bateman's principle == | |||
In many species the females are more coy because they have more [[Bateman's principle|parental investment]], hence the males need to compete more, e.g. by courtship. This also applies to humans, in fact, ethnologist Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt observed that courtship (flirting) is prevalent and pretty much the same the world over.<ref name="ethology">Eibl-Eibesfeldt I. 2017. ''Pair Formation, Courtship, Sexual Love.'' In: ''Human Ethology.'' Rougtledge. [[https://books.google.com/books?id=-CExDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PT6&ots=KctjD7Zprm&dq=Pair%20Formation%2C%20Courtship%2C%20Sexual%20Love&pg=PT335#v=onepage&q=Pair%20Formation,%20Courtship,%20Sexual%20Love&f=false Excerpt]]</ref><ref>http://doi.org/10.1080/00224490903402520</ref> | In many species the females are more coy because they have more [[Bateman's principle|parental investment]], hence the males need to compete more, e.g. by courtship. This also applies to humans, in fact, ethnologist Irenäus Eibl-Eibesfeldt observed that courtship (flirting) is prevalent and pretty much the same the world over.<ref name="ethology">Eibl-Eibesfeldt I. 2017. ''Pair Formation, Courtship, Sexual Love.'' In: ''Human Ethology.'' Rougtledge. [[https://books.google.com/books?id=-CExDwAAQBAJ&lpg=PT6&ots=KctjD7Zprm&dq=Pair%20Formation%2C%20Courtship%2C%20Sexual%20Love&pg=PT335#v=onepage&q=Pair%20Formation,%20Courtship,%20Sexual%20Love&f=false Excerpt]]</ref><ref>http://doi.org/10.1080/00224490903402520</ref> | ||
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Human females engage in courtship display to lesser extent in shape of presenting their [[beauty|curves]], [[nubility]], [[neoteny]] enhanced by [[fakeup]] and related means of arousing attention. | Human females engage in courtship display to lesser extent in shape of presenting their [[beauty|curves]], [[nubility]], [[neoteny]] enhanced by [[fakeup]] and related means of arousing attention. | ||
[[ | == Intrasexual competition == | ||
Courtship can be seen as a kind of [[intrasexual competition]] as it involves [[dominance hierarchy|outcompeting]] other men interested in the same woman. But rather than competing directly e.g. by physical violence and intimidation,<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Among_male_university_students.2C_only_cues_of_physical_dominance_over_other_men_predicted_their_mating_success</ref> gossip<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324460432_Competitive_reputation_manipulation_Women_strategically_transmit_social_information_about_romantic_rivals</ref> or bullying,<ref>[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283732484_Adolescent_Bullying_Dating_and_Mating_Testing_an_Evolutionary_Hypothesis Adolescent Bullying, Dating, and Mating: Testing an Evolutionary Hypothesis], Researchgate</ref> it consists in ''impressing'' the opposite sex, by eliciting [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernormal_stimulus super stimuli] in their brains. | |||
== Human courtship == | == Human courtship == | ||