Posted on 10/30/2017 1:46:21 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
A recent study of the behavior of Tinder users says the app allegedly reinforces “ancient mating behaviour” because -- shockingly -- women want high-status men and men want good-looking women.
The Scotsman reports psychologists at the University of Aberdeen studied the Tinder behavior of 20-somethings and found that men wanted women who were physical attractive, while women sought out signifiers of status, such as “good career prospects, stability and intelligence.”
Dr Mirjam Brady-Van den Bos said the results reveal “we haven’t really changed in all those millennia of evolution.”
“Tinder is seen as a sophisticated but artificial way of meeting prospective partners. What we’ve shown though is that the way people search for potential dates is in line with what evolutionary theories on human mating choices would predict,” she continued.
According to Brandy-Van den Bos, Tinder promotes the “McDonalisation” of dating by allowing people to make quick choices, which make them rely on their instincts.
Despite the fact that men appear to select for looks and women select for status, Tinder has recently unveiled an “anti-douchebag” “Menprovement Initiative” campaign that attacks successful men for having positive upbringings.
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“Hire-a-Ho.com”
“Menprovement Initiative”
Anyone that ever says this to me will get punched in the face.
It is a biological urge, not a criminal urge. It's been like that since the origin of the species.
Women want RESOURCES. That is tied to status but not always.
But basically they want stuff without doing hard work for it, they would rather glom onto someone who did the hard work and then its “our” stuff.
It IS ancient. All the way back to caveman days.
So what you’re saying is that they deserved each other?
Too funny!
I thought the apps were for sex hookups.
“Women want RESOURCES.”
They want SECURITY. In the past that meant the biggest and strongest man. In this society it means a man that has proven he can earn and achieve.
Same here, and I am a woman.
A woman’s instincts tell her to choose a man who is successful at bringing home the bacon so that their offspring will have a good chance at survival.
Wait,... "Douchebags" are known for hanging around, waiting for a change to get inside a woman's private parts, right?
And that is different from most guys... how?
This is basically an "anti-guy" campaign. Cue Brad Paisley.
(I'm Still A Guy, so I get to say that.)
“...PUA or uncel....”
Ok I know I’m not cool but what is that code for?
That woman was clearly still in her childbearing years.
The math changes wildly in favor of men after menopause.
Horny people looking for other horny people. The problem cones when the horny person won’t take no for an answer.
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