Romantic idealization: Difference between revisions

As evidenced by the failure of [[nice guy]]s and women's literary interest in [[rape]]y romance novels,<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> romance alone is clearly not the ideal strategy, or it can be outright harmful, especially if the courtship efforts come across as [[cool|desperate]]. Rather, woman's mating preferences are only fully met when romance is accompanied by a demonstration of physical dominance, which women report, primarily lies merely in the threat rather than actual harm, and often seems to involve the female ''taming'' the man. (On the other hand, women do have actual [[rape]] fantasies, so it is not clear to which extent the latter is actual preference or just [[political correctness]].) An explanation for this is the [[Bodyguard hypothesis]] which suggests women desire a strong protective partners being themselves weak. Women with a fast [[life history]] disposition have a stronger desire for this rather than investment in the offspring.