I think that women are still evolutionarily driven to polygamous relationships where a band of women share a top male and the lesser males get nothing. This is the setting where women are most happy.
Women would rather share a top male than be committed to a monogamous relationship ( marriage ) with a lesser male.
Hypergamy in other words. (Hypergamy = womens preference for mating across and up dominance hierarchies)
Agreed, and all well and good, that is - while we were living on the Serengeti.
But if you want running water, electricity, law and order..society in other words, then 'Beta' males (80% and therefore most blokes), need to be persuaded not to drop out.
The 80% need to have a reason to actively engage in life, not least - to keep things running!
Hence marriage evolved. Everyone gets some pussy and she is oppressed and does what she is told and is therefore happy.
Enter...feminism in the last 50years that has fucked it all up.
We've not reverted back to the Serengeti yet - but things (women!) are becoming more..ehmm...feral
Here is rationalmale on open hypergamy (open as in no longer hidden in this day and age)
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