The writer talks about “Dark Triad” behaviors and thinks the problem is a handful of guys who are like that. I disagree. Its the top 10-20% of guys who realize its a free-for-all for them. They can bag any number of women so they do. They have no intention of getting into a relationship with any of them. Meanwhile, since women find 80% of men “below average” they get very few dates or attention from women.
Women pursue that top 10-20% even if they are nowhere close to that themselves. The majority get used and then dumped numerous times to the point that they become bitter or give up. Many of them don’t give up the delusion that they can “punch above their weight class” until all of their youth is gone. Then when they find themselves in their 30s they’re finally ready to get realistic.....just at the point when a lot of men don’t want them because they don’t have a day of their youth left. Thus a lot of single people and a crashing birth rate.
Its not just “psychopathic men” though. This toxic brew is every bit as much due to unrealistic expectations by women and/or an inability to be honest with themselves.
“unrealistic expectations by women and/or an inability to be honest with themselves.”
Yup—and to close the loop that is exactly the psychology of liberals.
“You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality.”
That was Ayn Rand—great philosopher but her personal life was a mess...didn’t pay close enough attention to her own words.
Happiness in life is a lot easier to achieve if/when you are brutally honest with yourself about your strengths and weaknesses.
A superior woman, is one who is only willing to date guys who would actually marry her.
That's because of the rationalization hamster.
A (not elite) woman sleeps with a top man a couple of times, and thinks, "Well, that's it, then. We're all but married, because I gave him what I would have given in marriage: sex. So he just has to 'man up' and give in return, what he would give in marriage: his commitment"
Women cannot for the life of them admit, that he's just using her. And the analogy, to the woman who has a lot of "just friends" whom she uses to do all kinds of chores and errands, entertain her when they're bored, allow her a shoulder to cry on when the hot guy she's sleeping with has hurt her...the analogy is exact.
The women rightfully look down on the simps who allow themselves to be used, but never make the connection to when the shoe's on the other foot.