Aspie1 wrote:
However, like everything else in the NT world, some nuances do exist. Some beta males have an easier time emulating alpha males. But even they will be found out eventually. Heck, if that woman from the cruise weren't a stranger on a ship, I'm sure she'd eventually find out I'm really a beta male, and she's hate me for it. Especially after she snuggled with me in a hot tub and French kissed me on the dance floor in a nightclub. But instead, she praised me for being "independent" and "decisive" enough to go on a cruise by myself. If she had known I'm a beta male from the get-go, she'd say I'm a friendless loser for doing the exact same thing. C'est la vie!
This isn't meant to boast. I'm pointing out how I narrowly escaped being found out.
Even if only 20% of males are ideally attractive, more than 20% of males are having relations. By definition, most men are NOT attractive, but most grown men have had relationships. They're in that average camp...not seductive, but passable. I think the flaw of the average or "passable" man is that he realizes he's not in the attractive category, but fails to realize there's a sub-basement below him of men who are deemed irreconcilably ugly.
With some effort and luck, most average men can indeed be successful. Not to the extent of the TOP 20. But it's inaccurate to say the 80% are equally hideous. Unattractive and ugly aren't necessarily the same thing. It's one thing not to entice a woman with your looks the way the TOP 20 does. It's another to completely and utterly disgust her and turn her off with your looks, the way the BOTTOM tier does. I think this is what average men fail to see...most average men, who are neither attractive nor hideous, have indeed had relationships, they can't all be in the TOP 20. And a lot of ugly men in that bottom tier who have never had relationships no matter how hard they try are in denial about their ugliness.
Yes, if a "passable man" comes with baggage, it's certainly a turn-off for women, as you demonstrated. If you're not in the TOP 20, each negative trait can count against you. But you still have a foot-in-the-door if you're passable. But the woman has to find you passable in the first place before even considering giving you a chance. The least attractive of men aren't even given the chance in the first place...before even getting to the baggage stage.
So it's more like an elite instantly-attractive top, an average bland middle who has to work harder for it, and completely outcast ugly bottom tier.