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In fact, the most dominant man isn't necessarily the physically most dominant one, since in humans, social power and wealth can provide more protection than mere physical force (as one can buy such force or use social ties to get access to it). | In fact, the most dominant man isn't necessarily the physically most dominant one, since in humans, social power and wealth can provide more protection than mere physical force (as one can buy such force or use social ties to get access to it). | ||
The sexual dimorphism in strength and [[neoteny]] may in part come from men preferring short, weak women who are easy to control and hence less likely to cuckold them. In fact, not just men have this preference, but also their relatives who have an interest their heirs of their family wealth are genetically related (as [[reproductive success]] of genetically related individuals slightly increases the fitness of one's own genes due to the similarity of the genes, i.e. kin selection). | The sexual dimorphism in strength and [[neoteny]] may in part come from men preferring short, weak women who are easy to control and hence less likely to [[cuckold]] them. In fact, not just men have this preference, but also their relatives who have an interest their heirs of their family wealth are genetically related (as [[reproductive success]] of genetically related individuals slightly increases the fitness of one's own genes due to the similarity of the genes, i.e. kin selection). | ||
The bodyguard hypothesis may explain why women loose interest in any given relationship more quickly than men<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Women_rapidly_lose_interest_in_sex_once_in_a_stable_relationship_or_living_with_a_man</ref> as exposing themselves to other men instead guarantees them to be attached to the most dominant man all the time in case their previous partner lost in status in the meanwhile.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886916308534</ref> | The bodyguard hypothesis may explain why women loose interest in any given relationship more quickly than men<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Women_rapidly_lose_interest_in_sex_once_in_a_stable_relationship_or_living_with_a_man</ref> as exposing themselves to other men instead guarantees them to be attached to the most dominant man all the time in case their previous partner lost in status in the meanwhile.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886916308534</ref> | ||
=== Extra-pair mating === | |||
There are two broad hypotheses in evolutionary psychology that seek to explain extrapair mating (infidelity) among human females. | |||
Cheating among females requires explanation as it is risky for women to betray their partners. By doing so, women risk both losing investment from their male partners and facing violence in retaliation for the social humiliation that often accompanies cuckoldry in humans. | |||
These two broad hypothesis are, roughly speaking, good genes benefits and the benefits of switching to a higher quality male partners. | |||
The [[good genes hypothesis]] argues that women gain direct genetic fitness benefits from cheating, as their offspring with men with superior genes will be more viable (likely to survive) and more likely to reproduce themselves, therefore increasing women's reproductive success. | |||
The other school of thought argues that women mostly cheat because they are dissatisfied with their current partner, usually due to his low investment or lack of ability to invest resources in herself and her offspring.<ref>https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30230999/</ref> | |||
Supporting this hypothesis, there is some evidence, albeit from China, that women partnered with low-income men are more likely to commit infidelity.<ref>https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22544304/</ref> | |||
The partner-switching hypothesis also broadly supports the bodyguard hypothesis. As women face physical threat from cuckolding their male partners, it makes sense that they would tend to prefer physically, socially, or otherwise dominant men for these extrapair copulations, perhaps in an independent manner from the direct benefits they get from partnering with a higher-quality mate. | |||
There is evidence supporting this, as some studies have found a correlation between metrics of [[body attractiveness]] (which would be a proxy of overall physical dominance) and men's likelihood of reporting having cuckolded other men.<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1090513802001496</ref> | |||
Women also seem to prefer muscular men as short-term partners,<ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0146167207303022</ref> and short-term mating in women may be broadly viewed as a tactic to achieve commitment from men who they perceive as higher-status than themselves. | |||
This preference for muscular men could be explained by muscular men being more physically attractive (in line with the good genes hypothesis) or because they are perceived by women as being more able to gain and control resources (in line with parental investment theory).<ref>https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886923003161</ref> | |||
However, this female tendency also provides support for the bodyguard hypothesis, as it would greatly benefit a women prone to infidelity to cheat with men that have the physical and social dominance required to deterring their cuckolded current partner from taking revenge against her. | |||
Therefore, the partner-switching and bodyguard hypotheses are complementary in this manner. In many circumstances, women both benefit from 'trading-up' to a higher mate-value partner and gaining physical protection from that higher value male partner. | |||
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