Wikipedia says “Hypergamy (colloquially referred to as "dating up" or "marrying up") is a term used in social science for the act or practice of a person dating or marrying a spouse perceived to be of higher "mating value" than themselves
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Anonymous9w
no
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Anonymous9w
What’s that mean?
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Anonymousstrawberry_hair9w
google is free
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Anonymous#49w
That still isn’t very helpful lol- yk?
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Anonymousstrawberry_hair9w
hypergamy (colloquially) is the societal pattern of women refusing to “date down” in terms of money, status, attractiveness
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Anonymousstrawberry_hair9w
….i do fear that is as helpful as it gets learn to read and comprehend please
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Anonymous#59w
No I don’t mean that. I mean it doesn’t help with what OP is asking. Everyone has a different view about what dating down could be, so some people may see it as real and others not
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Anonymous#59w
I also don’t really appreciate you telling me to learn how to comprehend and read either.
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Anonymous9w
they “believe” it in much the same way climate scientists “believe” in climate change, a lot of research repeatedly confirms it
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Anonymous9w
OHHH I get what you mean. I’ve heard men complain about women’s standards. I didn’t realize they made up a whole new term for it. 🙄. Yeah that’s not true at all.