Biology tells women to go for promiscuous men, society tells them not to (how much, top 10)
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Do you think there's any truth to this generalisation?
Females, in general, are attracted to guys who have sex with a lot of partners because it's a sign that they are dominant, successful (alpha males who can pass on their genes) BUT, our society tells girls to go for 'good men' who are faithful, as biologists say, 'dads' instead of 'cads.'
Are those women very aware of this paradox? I mean they are, but it goes some way to explain women who flock towards men who are in positions of prestige who have bedded countless women - rock stars, film stars.etc, but then, naively expect that they will be faithful when the ring is on the finger. Not saying they can't be, but it's stupid to think that someone like Wilt Chamberlain will at least be more LIKELY to cheat.
That goes for women, too. Apparently Joan Crawford had literally thousands of lovers, probably one of the most 'impressive' tallies of any female celeb reported (although Marilyn probably gave her a run for her money) and not surprisingly, she, like many of those old Hollywood stars, had dozens of affairs during her marriages. Although women cheat as much, I think the whole paradox applies slightly more to women.
I've often also wondered about the whole 'nice guys make better dads' thing and judging by who these women marry, it's kind of BS. Women often marry the same men they chase after, but don't realise that the very thing that drew them to these men is the thing which makes them more likely to cheat.
Do you think there's any truth to this generalisation?
Females, in general, are attracted to guys who have sex with a lot of partners because it's a sign that they are dominant, successful (alpha males who can pass on their genes) BUT, our society tells girls to go for 'good men' who are faithful, as biologists say, 'dads' instead of 'cads.'
Are those women very aware of this paradox? I mean they are, but it goes some way to explain women who flock towards men who are in positions of prestige who have bedded countless women - rock stars, film stars.etc, but then, naively expect that they will be faithful when the ring is on the finger. Not saying they can't be, but it's stupid to think that someone like Wilt Chamberlain will at least be more LIKELY to cheat.
That goes for women, too. Apparently Joan Crawford had literally thousands of lovers, probably one of the most 'impressive' tallies of any female celeb reported (although Marilyn probably gave her a run for her money) and not surprisingly, she, like many of those old Hollywood stars, had dozens of affairs during her marriages. Although women cheat as much, I think the whole paradox applies slightly more to women.
I've often also wondered about the whole 'nice guys make better dads' thing and judging by who these women marry, it's kind of BS. Women often marry the same men they chase after, but don't realise that the very thing that drew them to these men is the thing which makes them more likely to cheat.
There are a lot of erroneous assumptions in your post. I don't know any women who are attracted to promiscuous guys. Rock stars, etc. and their groupies aren't the norm; they're an extreme.
Oh well. It's going to be another one of "those" threads....
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But what I'm saying is, in ape and presumably some primitive societies, the 'top 10%' of males still get 50% of females, and are naturally more likely to be promiscuous. Doesn't this tell you something? Monogamy and religion, and perhaps romanticism, has changed this to an extent but deep down in every women this instinct still beats strong.
I would say a majority of young women would go after a rockstar if given the chance. Look how much they go crazy over the likes of Justin Bieber.
There are a lot of erroneous assumptions in your post. I don't know any women who are attracted to promiscuous guys. Rock stars, etc. and their groupies aren't the norm; they're an extreme.
Oh well. It's going to be another one of "those" threads....
I know plenty. They are an extreme? :lol:
Matter of fact, a former classmate of mine literally just got into a relationship with a current, well-known basketball player. Just saw it on Facebook.
She's graduated and moved back home, he's still playing ball.
Yeah, I'm sure he's going to be faithful with hundreds of women throwing themselves at him.
Do you think there's any truth to this generalisation?
Females, in general, are attracted to guys who have sex with a lot of partners because it's a sign that they are dominant, successful (alpha males who can pass on their genes) BUT, our society tells girls to go for 'good men' who are faithful, as biologists say, 'dads' instead of 'cads.'
Are those women very aware of this paradox? I mean they are, but it goes some way to explain women who flock towards men who are in positions of prestige who have bedded countless women - rock stars, film stars.etc, but then, naively expect that they will be faithful when the ring is on the finger. Not saying they can't be, but it's stupid to think that someone like Wilt Chamberlain will at least be more LIKELY to cheat.
That goes for women, too. Apparently Joan Crawford had literally thousands of lovers, probably one of the most 'impressive' tallies of any female celeb reported (although Marilyn probably gave her a run for her money) and not surprisingly, she, like many of those old Hollywood stars, had dozens of affairs during her marriages. Although women cheat as much, I think the whole paradox applies slightly more to women.
I've often also wondered about the whole 'nice guys make better dads' thing and judging by who these women marry, it's kind of BS. Women often marry the same men they chase after, but don't realise that the very thing that drew them to these men is the thing which makes them more likely to cheat.
I think many women go after this type of man because they want to be the one to tame him.
Do you think there's any truth to this generalisation?
Females, in general, are attracted to guys who have sex with a lot of partners because it's a sign that they are dominant, successful (alpha males who can pass on their genes) BUT, our society tells girls to go for 'good men' who are faithful, as biologists say, 'dads' instead of 'cads.'
Are those women very aware of this paradox? I mean they are, but it goes some way to explain women who flock towards men who are in positions of prestige who have bedded countless women - rock stars, film stars.etc, but then, naively expect that they will be faithful when the ring is on the finger. Not saying they can't be, but it's stupid to think that someone like Wilt Chamberlain will at least be more LIKELY to cheat.
That goes for women, too. Apparently Joan Crawford had literally thousands of lovers, probably one of the most 'impressive' tallies of any female celeb reported (although Marilyn probably gave her a run for her money) and not surprisingly, she, like many of those old Hollywood stars, had dozens of affairs during her marriages. Although women cheat as much, I think the whole paradox applies slightly more to women.
I've often also wondered about the whole 'nice guys make better dads' thing and judging by who these women marry, it's kind of BS. Women often marry the same men they chase after, but don't realise that the very thing that drew them to these men is the thing which makes them more likely to cheat.
I don't think it is necessarily woman want to sleep with men who have had a lot of partners.
You are describing men that are successful and charismatic. I think it is universal that those two traits are attractive regardless of whether you are man or woman.
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Originally Posted by AverageGuy2006
I don't think it is necessarily woman want to sleep with men who have had a lot of partners.
You are describing men that are successful and charismatic. I think it is universal that those two traits are attractive regardless of whether you are man or woman.
I guess it's more that those two are a package deal, they go together, than the attraction to promiscuity itself.
I don't think it is necessarily woman want to sleep with men who have had a lot of partners.
You are describing men that are successful and charismatic. I think it is universal that those two traits are attractive regardless of whether you are man or woman.
Agreed. And it just happens that the men in most cases have had sex with a large amount of women.
But these women are willing to overlook this under thr circumstances (wealth and status). Irony.
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