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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 as determined by [[LMS|looks, resources | 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, status]], [[IQ|competence]] etc.<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 | Courtship hence mainly amounts to a coy waiting time in which the female tests her suitor and gathers social information about him (see [[Sex drive#Female_passivity|female passivity]]).<ref name="tradeinfo">Wachtmeister, C.A. and Enquist, M., 1999. ''The evolution of female coyness–trading time for information.'' [[https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2008.1273 Abstract]]</ref><ref name="optimal">McNamara, J.M., Fromhage, L., Barta, Z. and Houston, A.I.. 2008. ''The optimal coyness game.'' [[https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1439-0310.1999.00487.x Abstract]]</ref><ref name="biobasis">Grammer K. 1989. ''Human courtship behaviour: biological basis and cognitive processing.'' In: Rasa, A.E., Vogel, C. and Voland,E. (eds.): The Sociobiology of Sexual and Reproductive Strategies Chapmann and Hall,1989, New York. [[https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/8eab/95d1298b5165b84872c533f4f46a7805a0e4.pdf FullText]]</ref> The [[sex sons hypothesis]] suggests, women won't be as coy if the man is good looking and sexy. | ||
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. | 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. | ||