So . . . evidently, bad boys do get the babes . . . at least in the short term.
A study reported on in issue 2661 of New Scientist magazine, 18 June 2008, page 12 (web) shows that the "bad boys" really do have more sexual partners.
NICE guys knew it, now two studies have confirmed it: bad boys get the most
girls. The finding may help explain why a nasty suite of antisocial personality
traits known as the "dark triad" persists in the human population, despite their
potentially grave cultural costs. The traits are the self-obsession of narcissism; the impulsive,
thrill-seeking and callous behaviour of psychopaths; and the deceitful and
exploitative nature of Machiavellianism. At their extreme, these traits would be
highly detrimental for life in traditional human societies. People with these
personalities risk being shunned by others and shut out of relationships,
leaving them without a mate, hungry and vulnerable to predators . . . . . . says
Peter Jonason at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. "We have some
evidence that the three traits are really the same thing and may represent a
successful evolutionary strategy."
Now, this doesn’t mean these guys are happier, they just have more sex partners . . . they have shorter term relationships.
The write up gives the impression that this is a benefit to the "bad boys" – especially as they also say they prefer short term relationships. However, while the indicator is this may be a successful evolutionary strategy on their part (at least insofar as spreading the ol’ DNA around goes), it is only a successful strategy for males who untether from females . . . can you say deadbeat dad and the like?
The study found that those who scored higher on the dark triad personality
traits tended to have more partners and more desire for short-term
relationships, Jonason reported at the Human Behavior and Evolution Society
meeting in Kyoto, Japan, earlier this month. But the correlation only held in
males.
While this may seem to be a successful individual trait, culturally it is not worthwhile in the longrun . . . I would suspect that in the wild pre-civilization context it was likely unsuccessful as well in that women with children need group support. Even a polygamous male who has many sexual partners would provide far more support to a woman – who would also have groupbonding females in her community – than would a short term "fuck ’em and ditch ’em" dark triad male. Now, today, it may be a successful strategy in part because a single working mother does not have as much stigma attached to her and she has alternative means of support . . . the guy comes off as a complete tool but given his dysfunctional dark triad personality traits, he’s okay with that.
The summary of the results are interesting but the spin needs to be re-evaluated. Unfortunately, these trait don’t just mean success with getting more sexual partners . . . they seem to also increase one’s success in capitalism, politics, and power constructs . . . albeit, I definitely would NOT recommend anyone start a modeling project for these traits (although, I am aware of a number of trainers in the seduction industry/community who seem to be doing just that).
All the best,
Brian
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