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> Women prefer attached/promiscuous men. Women's attraction is largely influenced by social signaling.

Nowhere in the article says that women prefer "promiscuous" men, but men regarded as "attractive" by other women.

It also does not justify the fact that women are regarded more negatively when they have had multiple sexual partners, compared to men.



> Nowhere in the article says that women prefer "promiscuous" men, but men regarded as "attractive" by other women.

What do women do with the men they are attracted to, generally speaking? Is there anything women could use as a informal gauge as to how attractive other women find any particular man?

> It also does not justify the fact that women are regarded more negatively when they have had multiple sexual partners, compared to men.

Oh OK, so when 5 foot tall women should stop being creepy and preferring men taller than them right? Their preferences are unbalanced and unjustified correct?


> What do women do with the men they are attracted to, generally speaking? Is there anything women could use as a informal gauge as to how attractive other women find any particular man?

Have you even read the article you yourself posted?

> Oh OK, so when 5 foot tall women should stop being creepy and preferring men taller than them right? Their preferences are unbalanced and unjustified correct?

I honestly cannot believe I would have to explain this to a seemingly functional adult.

We are talking about the imbalance in how sexual activity is regarded depending on gender.

Preferring taller or shorter partners is not "creepy", same as in choosing between blondes or brunettes. No one, outside the constant noise that is social media, is going to chastise you for choosing one or another.

Asking about "body count" before dating someone is creepy, because our society regards this as a private matter. Even worse, as I said, men get a pass on this, and women do not.

It blows my mind that anyone would be trying to compare one to another, and even tried to spin it into "promiscuous men are more preferable among women anyway". What the hell?


So its creepy because:

> our society regards this as a private matter.

Why is that? We haven't reached the objective bedrock that opinion is based on yet, we are still in feelings land.


If recounting one's sexual experiences to a stranger for the possibility of becoming their partner, is just "feelings land", then rejecting that person for having too many sexual partners is too, and so is to reject the person who asked how many.

I wonder if you yourself have started any date by saying "I have fucked this many people". After all, it seems only natural that you would lead by example. How has that worked for you so far?


You don't have to ask, I've never asked, behavior is a pretty good indicator and if you are in college or a smaller community word gets around.

Hey man, men rejecting women like that just leaves more for you right? Nobody is stopping you from having a former sex worker as a wife, it's just I and many people like me don't feel lifelong commitment with such a person is worthwhile or desirable.


> ... if you are in college or a smaller community word gets around

Maybe this is the reason I don't get this kind of reactionaryism: I left for college ~25 years ago, and didn't go back to the small town I grew in.

And I'm glad. I could have turned into the same kind of guy who still believes that men can aspire to be players, and women should not.




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