Sexual Conflict During Relationship Maintenance

Kennair, Leif Edward Ottesen; Grøntvedt, Trond Viggo; Kessler, Andrea M.; Bendixen, Mons

doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197524718.013.11

“…There are conflicts over resources that ensue because females and males follow different ideal strategies that may increase their own fitness at a cost to their mating partner. (Kennair, Grøntvedt, et al, 2023) Josefin had desired a stable, monogamous pair bond, while Sigurd desired partner variety-a predictable conflict due to differences in male and female mate preferences (Buss & Schmitt, 1993;Clark & Hatfield, 1989;Kennair et al, 2012;Schmitt, 2005b). Having faced distinct evolutionary pressures, men and women not only have conflicts of interest but also so different psychologies that empathy can be hindered by poor cross-sex theory of mind.…”

Section: Comparing Mating Victimizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are conflicts over resources that ensue because females and males follow different ideal strategies that may increase their own fitness at a cost to their mating partner. (Kennair, Grøntvedt, et al, 2023)…”

Section: Comparing Mating Victimizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Enough with the incels! A literary cry for help from female insings (involuntary single).

Larsen,

Kennair

2024

Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences

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Modern mating markets relegate a growing number of men to being incels (involuntary celibate). Increasing attention befalls another group struggling in the same markets: female insings (involuntary single). In the partly autobiographical novel, Half of Malmö Consists of Guys Who Dumped Me (2021), Amanda Romare dramatizes how urban dating and technologies like Tinder exploit women's evolved mate preferences in a manner that drives addiction and dysfunction. Many women have practically unlimited access to serial dating and short-term sex with highly attractive men, but such experiences can leave women less able to calibrate their mating strategies, thus making it harder to acquire a long-term partner. Romare argues that incels get too much attention, as our culture blinds us to the plight of lonely women. To investigate the insing phenomenon, we apply sexual strategies theory, sexual conflict theory, and other frameworks from evolutionary psychology. Mismatch, conflicting desires, and exploitative technologies make many women prioritize mate qualities that misalign with their pair-bonding ambitions. Juxtaposing Romare's novel with the TV series Sigurd Can't Get Laid (2020-2022) aids us in comparing insings to incels. Our analysis illustrates how both groups fall victim to our evolved mate preferences. Communities that develop a better understanding of these preferences could improve intersexual communication, which might help them find more productive ways to mate. Public Significance StatementOur two fictional case studies illuminate why an alarming number of youths are opting out of both short-and long-term mating. High singledom and sexual inactivity may contribute to our era's impending demographic collapse, which threatens social stability and human prospering. Analyzing fictional portrayals of dating dysfunction through the lens of evolutionary psychology could generate insights that help individuals and communities progress past our current malaise.

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“…There are conflicts over resources that ensue because females and males follow different ideal strategies that may increase their own fitness at a cost to their mating partner. (Kennair, Grøntvedt, et al, 2023) Josefin had desired a stable, monogamous pair bond, while Sigurd desired partner variety-a predictable conflict due to differences in male and female mate preferences (Buss & Schmitt, 1993;Clark & Hatfield, 1989;Kennair et al, 2012;Schmitt, 2005b). Having faced distinct evolutionary pressures, men and women not only have conflicts of interest but also so different psychologies that empathy can be hindered by poor cross-sex theory of mind.…”

Section: Comparing Mating Victimizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

How stable is student teachers’ emotional exhaustion? Disentangling different components of stability and change using the STARTS model.

Carstensen,

Aldrup,

Lüdtke

et al. 2024

Journal of Educational Psychology

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Modern mating markets relegate a growing number of men to being incels (involuntary celibate). Increasing attention befalls another group struggling in the same markets: female insings (involuntary single). In the partly autobiographical novel, Half of Malmö Consists of Guys Who Dumped Me (2021), Amanda Romare dramatizes how urban dating and technologies like Tinder exploit women's evolved mate preferences in a manner that drives addiction and dysfunction. Many women have practically unlimited access to serial dating and short-term sex with highly attractive men, but such experiences can leave women less able to calibrate their mating strategies, thus making it harder to acquire a long-term partner. Romare argues that incels get too much attention, as our culture blinds us to the plight of lonely women. To investigate the insing phenomenon, we apply sexual strategies theory, sexual conflict theory, and other frameworks from evolutionary psychology. Mismatch, conflicting desires, and exploitative technologies make many women prioritize mate qualities that misalign with their pair-bonding ambitions. Juxtaposing Romare's novel with the TV series Sigurd Can't Get Laid (2020-2022) aids us in comparing insings to incels. Our analysis illustrates how both groups fall victim to our evolved mate preferences. Communities that develop a better understanding of these preferences could improve intersexual communication, which might help them find more productive ways to mate. Public Significance StatementOur two fictional case studies illuminate why an alarming number of youths are opting out of both short-and long-term mating. High singledom and sexual inactivity may contribute to our era's impending demographic collapse, which threatens social stability and human prospering. Analyzing fictional portrayals of dating dysfunction through the lens of evolutionary psychology could generate insights that help individuals and communities progress past our current malaise.

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