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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s because women have the upper hand and like to be courted. Go look at animals. Most animals have the men strutting about, fluffing their feathers, having the pretty colors to attract a female mate. I’m sure the opposite exists in nature, but it’s rare.

Women also have to be choosy who they mate with whereas men can mate and run away from any consequences[/quote]

LOL!  The analogy you use about [i]some [/i](not all) male animals strutting is what's [b]starting [/b]to happen among humans.  Those male animals have had to do it because, unlike with humans, female animals have more agency and choice in choosing their partners.  If a male wants to be selected, he must demonstrate his worthiness and make effort to be chosen.

Since women were considered chattel property, their male 'owners' were the ones making the choices. The soliciting male only needed to be attractive to the male 'owner' in order to secure a woman.  In this day and age, some men are struggle to recognize women are the ones choosing now and they, therefore, need to make themselves attractive to the type of woman they want.

Please note there are many examples of male animals not strutting/fluffing/courting females.  It's far more common when there is a size discrepancy between males and females and where one male reproduces with multiple females.  Think lions, horses, walruses, etc.[/quote]

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