Elle Beau ❇︎
2 min readApr 7, 2022

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Show me these statistics, because so far you haven't. Pretty much everything that I've seen (and quoted to you) says it is men who feel emasculated by powerful women, and that sometimes women respond to this by trying to make themselves smaller in response. In other words, if men feel deprived of love and companionship, it's their own fault for being threatened by strong women.

Overwhelmingly what the strong, high-powered women I know are looking for in a partner is someone who treats them like an equal, who does their fair share of the household chores, and who is willing to work on the relationship with them. That's what all men should be doing to make themselves more attractive.

If you Google (and I have) what women want in a man, nearly all entries list personality traits such as confidence, and integrity. Being a big earner doesn't mostly really enter into the equation. All men are capable of working on these characteristics.

Confidence

Trustworthiness

Integrity

Compassion

Emotional Availability

Respect

A Sense of Humor

Maturity

Chemistry

Vulnerability

Stability

Equality

Awareness

Emotional Presence

Curiosity (about her)

Protectivenss

Acceptance

Assertiveness

A Pew study done a while back does indicate that American women expect men to be able to support a family financially, but that men expect that of men even more than women do. AND, both men and women say that being a caring and compassionate partner is the most important thing.

In other words, that's not exactly the hypergamy that you've been describing. Not being a deadbeat isn't the same thing as being a high earner. Until you show me some reputable research, and not just the half-baked opinion of some evolutionary psychologist you haven't actually made your case.

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Elle Beau ❇︎
Elle Beau ❇︎

Written by Elle Beau ❇︎

I'm a bitch, I'm a lover, I'm a child, I'm a mother, I'm a sinner, I'm a saint. I do not feel ashamed. I'm your hell, I'm your dream, I'm nothing in between.

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