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[redliner]

One thing I have come to believe is that heterosexual women prefer mates with slightly lower IQs than their own, although it doesn't seem there are many studies out there to support this. I think that this lack of information is caused by the questions researches aren't asking. They ask questions about the patterns and preferences of men, or they

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[inertiacrept]

I see the controlling dynamic not as intelligence but self-esteem. Assertiveness and self-belief have a lot more to do with core relationship dynamics than IQ. I don't think your SAT score ends up doing much to your overall relationship probabilities, and I also don't see "deviousness" as relying on the same skillsets and aptitudes as IQ.

Also: Conventionally smart women are not necessarily better at managing mate behavior than women with lower SAT scores.

I think you might be on to something but "intelligence" isn't the word you're looking for.

[redliner]

You're right. I thought a bit about difference "types" of intelligence, although I think that idea is pretty murky. For the sake of simplicity I just said intelligence. But maybe a blend of self-awareness, empathy, cost/benefit analysis, and an ability to avoid short-sightedness is what I mean women have more of.

And yeah I regret even typing "IQ".

Considering self-esteem, and assuming there's some truth to this idea that women possess significantly more of something, do you believe that women possess more or less self-esteem in general? I'd like to hear more specifically how you think self-esteem plays into sexual selection and relationships.

th word is hotness

[lostcosmonaut]

it's good-looking women who are th heavyweight champions of "managing" mate behaviour

--mza.

See also: Jealousy, Musicality, Spontaneity, Flammability

[inertiacrept]

The war between the sexes is multifaceted, fren. Hotness is only one of the many tools in yr box.

america s most precious resource

[lostcosmonaut]

what I'm suggesting is that for women warriors, looks is their number one weapon. Good looks won't hurt a man, but if he doesn't have something else good going for him besides looks, he's not going to be scoring in th 98th percentile of desirability (i.e., he's not going to be scoring), whereas a beautiful woman -- whether she is vapid or smart -- will always be in demand and will always have options

--mza.