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we met online: The Manosphere, Part 1

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The Ladder Theory

Ladder theory is a funny scientific explanation of how men and women are attracted to each other. It also covers such topics as why women sometimes just want to be friends, but men always want sex. Ladders Theory was first conceptualized in 1994 in Exeter, California by Dallas Lynn with acknowledgments to Jared Witson for his role in formalizing the theory. The graphs in the previous page were not thrown together arbitrarily. They represent years of field testing.

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