Dating & Mating Economy
Women’s Preferences for Male Facial Masculinity
“The face is more honest than the mouth will ever be.” ~ Daphne Orebaugh In a prior post (Want An equal Marriage? Then Date As Equals), I described the “trade-off problem” (coined by evolutionary psychologists) that women have in choosing between male alpha traits of...
Side-Swiped: Evolutionary Mismatch and Sex Differences with Mobile Dating
“With the rise of the mobile dating app, we are in evolutionary unprecedented waters.” ~ Justin Garcia, Kinsey Institute Set in the cities and college campuses of Austin, New York City, Santa Cruz, and Plainfield, Illinois, HBO laid bare the...
Want An Equal Marriage? Then Date As Equals
Based on “If You Want a Marriage of Equals, Then Date As Equals,” by Ellen Lamont in The Atlantic, February 14, 2020.“I know it feels counterintuitive…..I’m a feminist,” the first woman said. “But I like to have a guy be chivalrous.” Heterosexual women with...
The Male Sexual Deficit: Social Fact of the 21st Century
the"'“Feminists insist that men’s greater demand for sexual activity is an outdated myth. Recent sex surveys prove the myth to be a fact and one that the social sciences have yet to address.” ~ Catherine Hakim Men want more sex than women (in statistical aggregate...
Once the Flirting Is Over – Humor in Ongoing Relationships
It was the way you laughed….I knew I wanted that in my life. ~ R.M. Drake Humor is valued for mates worldwide. There is abundant cross-cultural evidence that being funny makes you more desirable as a mate, especially if you are a man. Humor production by men...
Humor and Sexual Selection
“Women tend to prefer men who make them laugh, whereas men prefer women who laugh at their jokes.” * In my last post about Tiger Woods, I examined the role of storytelling, art, music, dance, athleticism, and humor in sexual selection. Women select for those traits in...
“Men Do Everything To Get Laid” — Tiger Woods and Sexual Selection
Male status aspirations and power displays are a result of their adaptive success in attracting women. I recently watched the HBO documentary on Tiger Woods. I found it captivating. The return and redemption of Tiger Woods is a modern-day hero’s journey with unique...
Long-term and Short-term Mating Strategies: Domain #2 of Male-Female Difference
“…to an extraordinary degree, the predilections of the investing sex —females, determine the direction in which the species will evolve. For it is the female who is the ultimate arbiter of when she mates and how often and with whom.” ~Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, The Women...
Dynamics in the Mating Economy: Domain #1 of Male-Female Difference
“There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among them is the Mercedes-Benz SL500.” ~ Lynn Lavner Twenty-two Domains of Difference (See list in Appendix) This is first in a series of posts that will explain the...
Male-Female Differences in Sexual Psychology and Response
Over the millennia, men and women have evolved with different objectives and strategies of sexual psychology and response – strategies related to choosing a mate, reproduction, and parental investment. For the next several months, this blog space will address...