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The benefits in terms of RS that could accrue from females marrying up are obvious, greater access to resources, protection, the man perhaps having more sway over the woman's reproduction (as many births are solely decided by the female). | The benefits in terms of RS that could accrue from females marrying up are obvious, greater access to resources, protection, the man perhaps having more sway over the woman's reproduction (as many births are solely decided by the female). | ||
In terms of economic hypergamy in general, it does seem that the effects of this are the strongest at extremes. Poor men seem to be undesirable to women in many cases (they have lower reproductive success and this seems linked to them being more likely to not cohabitate or marry, which may be primarily driven by female preferences). It's the opposite for wealthier men. Preference and some pair-formation data seems to educate women are generally quite averse to dating down but not across. The idea of a billionaire stealing a working-class man's girl or whatever seems to be a bit of a caricature in most | In terms of economic hypergamy in general, it does seem that the effects of this are the strongest at extremes. Poor men seem to be undesirable to women in many cases (they have lower reproductive success and this seems linked to them being more likely to not cohabitate or marry, which may be primarily driven by female preferences). It's the opposite for wealthier men. Preference and some pair-formation data seems to educate women are generally quite averse to dating down but not across. The idea of a billionaire stealing a working-class man's girl or whatever seems to be a bit of a caricature in most cases, however. You would likely be interested in the videos of the [[TFL]]-sphere of incels, as they discuss the theory of women exerting endogamy, at least in certain regards (they tend to claim women will sometimes select for mediocre looking men in the view that this will make the man commit to her, as well as minimize any personal insecurity she may feel from being mated with an attractive man). | ||
>"How does one address Hypergamy in relation to age and LH?"<br> | >"How does one address Hypergamy in relation to age and LH?"<br> | ||