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Eric Siu argues that many women maintain backup romantic options they don't consider cheating, while most men lack equivalent alternatives. This creates an imbalance in dating power dynamics.
Eric Siu argues that many women maintain backup romantic options they don't consider cheating, while most men lack equivalent alternatives. This creates an imbalance in dating power dynamics.
Almost every woman I know has a Plan B. Yes. If not a Plan C, D, E, F, and G. Gotcha. So, these might not be men that they ever slept with or even hint that they would sleep with, but they kind of know they could get them if they wanted to. In their mind, there's nothing wrong about that. That's not cheating at all. There's nothing sexual. I'm not leading them on. And they're right. They're telling the truth. Let's assume that they are. But that's also not quite fair. 100% honest. No, it's not. And that kind of optionality, that kind of safety net, Is definitely going to impact how she shows up in that relationship. Whereas, for better or for worse, most men do not have a plan B because they're not attractive enough to have a plan B, C, D, E, or F. Like, that takes a lot of time, energy, and effort. So that means that just passively, most women tend to have more options than most men do. Yeah. And that definitely impacts the power dynamic in the relationship.
