Uh, the same way anything like pairbonding evolved? What about maternal feelings towards children? What about paternal feelings toward children? What about complicated behaviors like nesting, animal mating rituals, and dominance fights among (to pick the first of dozens of examples that sprang to my mind) elk? Status games ABOUND in nature, and mating that isn’t just “getting laid” takes place among tons of species, and humans especially. Having a high status man sleep with you isn’t anywhere near enough to safely and happily raise children, even assuming you get pregnant.
If we ignore your weird ignorance of nature: Social skills do not equal high status. they correlate with high status, but they’re not the same thing. Not understanding what is appropriate to say to someone you’re trying to get into bed is a sign of foolishness and lack of care far more than it’s a sign of low status.
Uh, the same way anything like pairbonding evolved? What about maternal feelings towards children? What about paternal feelings toward children? What about complicated behaviors like nesting, animal mating rituals, and dominance fights among (to pick the first of dozens of examples that sprang to my mind) elk? Status games ABOUND in nature, and mating that isn’t just “getting laid” takes place among tons of species, and humans especially. Having a high status man sleep with you isn’t anywhere near enough to safely and happily raise children, even assuming you get pregnant.
If we ignore your weird ignorance of nature: Social skills do not equal high status. they correlate with high status, but they’re not the same thing. Not understanding what is appropriate to say to someone you’re trying to get into bed is a sign of foolishness and lack of care far more than it’s a sign of low status.