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What can be achieved by courtship e.g. by "[[game]]" is probably highly overrated as research indicates that initial romantic interest is mainly about looks and personality traits such as extroversion do not play any role (see [[Game#Ineffectiveness|Game § Ineffectiveness]]). Instead, access to women is largely determined by [[dominance hierarchy|dominance status]] among males | What can be achieved by courtship e.g. by "[[game]]" is probably highly overrated as research indicates that initial romantic interest is mainly about looks and personality traits such as extroversion do not play any role (see [[Game#Ineffectiveness|Game § Ineffectiveness]]). Instead, access to women is largely determined by [[dominance hierarchy|dominance status]] among males as determined by [[LMS|looks, resources and status]].<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Men.27s_social_status_accounts_for_62.25_of_the_variance_of_copulation_opportunities</ref> | ||
Courtship hence mainly amounts to a coy waiting time in which the female tests her partner and gathers social information about the suitor (see [[Sex drive#Female_passivity|Sex drive § Female passivity]]). | |||
This suggests any kind of behavioral traits that do matter in courtship are likely limited to "sub-personality" behavior such as smiling, facial expressiveness, [[neurotypical]]ity etc., which may be instances of [[Beauty#Beautiful_behavior|beautiful behavior]] selected by [[Fisherian runaway|runaway selection]], but may also have evolved for the necessity of social signaling and group cohesion. | |||
[[Autism|Autists]] are disadvantaged in this aspect as they have difficulties producing spontaneous and appropriate facial expressions.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Autists_are_judged_as_awkward.2C_less_physically_attractive_and_less_approachable_within_seconds</ref> | [[Autism|Autists]] are disadvantaged in this aspect as they have difficulties producing spontaneous and appropriate facial expressions.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Autists_are_judged_as_awkward.2C_less_physically_attractive_and_less_approachable_within_seconds</ref> | ||