Polyamory has a dark complement that I think qualifies as a “negative outcome.” Given women’s real preferences in men, letting them get into poly situations with the minority of men they prefer results in the rejection of more and more other young men who in earlier times would have have better opportunities for pairing up with women.
We might as well formalize this situation in a way which sounds like the plot of the YA dystopian novels you kids read these days. Round up all the young men when they turn 18, have committees of teen girls evaluate their sexual desirability, and then kill the boys who don’t make the cut.
You seem to be assuming that most women will limit themselves to one partner while attractive men accrue harems. This is the opposite of my experience.
Given women’s real preferences in men, letting them get into poly situations with the minority of men they prefer results in the rejection of more and more other young men who in earlier times would have have better opportunities for pairing up with women.
Oh, they’ll keep the “beta chumps” around to provide emotional support and to take care of the alpha’s children.
Polyamory has a dark complement that I think qualifies as a “negative outcome.” Given women’s real preferences in men, letting them get into poly situations with the minority of men they prefer results in the rejection of more and more other young men who in earlier times would have have better opportunities for pairing up with women.
We might as well formalize this situation in a way which sounds like the plot of the YA dystopian novels you kids read these days. Round up all the young men when they turn 18, have committees of teen girls evaluate their sexual desirability, and then kill the boys who don’t make the cut.
Also, “letting” them get into polyamorous relationships? Way to take away the agency of half the population.
You seem to be assuming that most women will limit themselves to one partner while attractive men accrue harems. This is the opposite of my experience.
Oh, they’ll keep the “beta chumps” around to provide emotional support and to take care of the alpha’s children.