--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> >
> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > > I don't know about anyone else, but I find the
> > > > > concept of women thinking of a man as a "good
> > > > > catch" because of his income more offensive than
> > > > > any of the racist epithets attributed here to Tom.
> > > > >
> > > > ********
> > > >
> > > > Why would you be offended by this? It's a simple fact of life,
> > > > affirmed to be so by many intelligent women in private
> > > > conversation and also by normal observations.
> > >
> > > No argument there. It's just that personally I would
> > > never have anything to do with any woman who was
> > > interested in me for my money (not that I have a lot
> > > of it). I *know* that it's a factor in many women's
> > > search for a partner; it's just that I'm not searching
> > > for "many women," just one who is looking for a little
> > > more out of life than an easy life.
> >
> > "Looking for a "good provider" is an essential thing for a sane
> > woman who is hoping to raise a family unless she is already well-
to-
> > do.
>
> Not only that, it's hard-wired, an evolutionary
> survival trait. The children of women who have
> a knack for picking a good provider are more likely
> to survive and pass on their genes (including the
> gene for the knack of picking a good provider).
>
> Long ago, of course, a "good provider" was the guy
> who reliably brought home game after the hunt and
> was strong enough to protect the woman and the kids
> from predators (animal and otherwise).
>
> These days it's money rather than game ("bringing
> home the bacon"), but there's still a premium on
> good looks and strength because they tend to
> indicate good health and fertility (in both males
> and females), which again favors survival of the
> genes.
>
Genetics can breed for faux signals. You can have women (or men) who
aren't worth a darn in or out of bed, have no concept of how to raise
a child, etc., but their overall appearance and demeaner triggers
mating instincts in many people just by some combination of
features/qualities that fit the inbred pattern recognition for
mates. Of course, people are more complicated than crabs, so not
everyone is triggered by the giant claw, or whatever, but the
principle is still applies in virtually everyone, to some extent:
there's someone out there whom, if you meet them, you WILL make a
fool of yourself.
>
> > The problem is when you make money the MOST important part of who
> > you're looking for.
>
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