Men may feel threatened by high-status women, leading to intimate partner violence.
Incels form online subculture due to struggles in romantic relationships.
Rise in female infidelity linked to women outearning partners and changing mating preferences.
Deep dives
Study on the Link Between Education and Intimate Partner Violence in Women
Women with higher education and higher income than their partners are more likely to report intimate partner violence, as evolutionary psychology suggests that men may feel threatened by their partner's high status, leading to violent behavior.
Insights on Incels and Reasons for Dedicated Podcast Episode
The podcast episode explores the psychology of incels, mentioning insights from William Costello, highlighting how incels are involuntarily celibate men forming an online subculture centered around their struggles with forming romantic relationships.
Implications of Workplace Success on Hypergamy
The decline in hypergamy suggests a shift in women's mating preferences due to increasing education and financial independence. With more women outearning their partners, there could be a rise in infidelity, impacting relationship dynamics.
Understanding Mutual Mate Choice and Competition in Relationships
The concept of mutual mate choice highlights that women also compete for selection in relationships, challenging the traditional male competition and female choice model. The rise in female infidelity and changes in social dynamics suggest a shift towards mutual mate selection.
Potential Solutions for Asserting Dominance in Relationships
To maintain dominance in a relationship where the female outearns the male, finding status domains where the male can excel and be recognized as high status can help maintain status dynamics in the relationship. By creating alternate avenues for status exploration, couples can navigate power dynamics more effectively.
In this episode, I spoke with William Costello. William recently wrote the first academic paper discussing the psychology of Incels. He is currently a PhD student at the University of Texas at Austin where he’s a member of Dr. David Buss's Evolutionary Psychology lab.
Together we discussed hypergamy, the characteristics of the average incel, the psychology of incels, causes for the increase in female infidelity, the black pill worldview, and much more. Thanks for tuning in.
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