Hypergamy

No Babies? — Not Hypergamy

In the last decade, “hypergamy theory” has become the default explanation for women’s preference for high-status men. In its evolutionary form, the theory argues that ancestral women who secured higher-resource mates improved their children’s survival through better nutrition, safer environments, and greater parental investment. If true, female status preference should be tightly linked to reproductive …

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Is It Really Hypergamy — Or Just Narcissism in Disguise?

Many commentators blame the rising female selectiveness in relationships on “hypergamy”—the idea that women naturally seek partners of higher status. While this has evolutionary grounding, a more compelling explanation lies in cultural narcissism. In affluent, individualistic societies, narcissistic traits have surged—particularly among women raised in a culture that glorifies self-worth, esteem, and chivalric deference. This …

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