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Confidence also exerts an effect on male attractiveness<ref>https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jopy.12568</ref> and male [[dominance hierarchy|dominance status]] is linked to mating opportunities.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Men.27s_social_status_accounts_for_62.25_of_the_variance_of_copulation_opportunities</ref> | Confidence also exerts an effect on male attractiveness<ref>https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jopy.12568</ref> and male [[dominance hierarchy|dominance status]] is linked to mating opportunities.<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Men.27s_social_status_accounts_for_62.25_of_the_variance_of_copulation_opportunities</ref> | ||
Further, fast [[life history]] traits such as extroversion and risk taking are weakly but consistently related to [[reproductive success]] and sexual experience.<ref>Haydon, A. A., Cheng, M. M., Herring, A. H., McRee, A.-L., & Halpern, C. T. (2013). Prevalence and Predictors of Sexual Inexperience in Adulthood. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 43(2), 221–230. doi:10.1007/s10508-013-0164-3</ref> | Further, fast [[life history]] traits such as extroversion and risk taking are weakly but consistently related to [[reproductive success]] and sexual experience.<ref>Haydon, A. A., Cheng, M. M., Herring, A. H., McRee, A.-L., & Halpern, C. T. (2013). Prevalence and Predictors of Sexual Inexperience in Adulthood. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 43(2), 221–230. doi:10.1007/s10508-013-0164-3</ref> | ||
Relatedly, one result suggests the link between testosterone and mating success is likely also not mediated by looks, but behavior.<ref>https://old.reddit.com/r/BlackPillScience/comments/mhmvb3/testosterone_correlates_with_mating_success_but/</ref> | |||
However, research indicates, that (especially for slow life history strategists) free mate choice and direct sexual approach may be unnatural, with the majority of historical human societies having primarily practiced arranged marriage (at least during the first marriage), possibly explaining a high prevalence of [[approach anxiety]], [[shyness]] and poor dating skills among many incels.<ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1474704919887706</ref> Further, personality traits are around 40–60% heritable (despite personality instruments being somewhat unreliable),<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5068715/</ref> likely implying personality predispositions are not easily or arbitrarily malleable. | However, research indicates, that (especially for slow life history strategists) free mate choice and direct sexual approach may be unnatural, with the majority of historical human societies having primarily practiced arranged marriage (at least during the first marriage), possibly explaining a high prevalence of [[approach anxiety]], [[shyness]] and poor dating skills among many incels.<ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1474704919887706</ref> Further, personality traits are around 40–60% heritable (despite personality instruments being somewhat unreliable),<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5068715/</ref> likely implying personality predispositions are not easily or arbitrarily malleable. | ||