August 11, 2009
According to a recent poll, most women who engage in mate poaching do not think the attached status of the target played a role in their poaching decision, but our study shows this belief to be false. …
Posted by Vanderleun at August 11, 2009 12:52 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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Women don't care about men. They do care about running numbers on other women. They don't steal men from other women because they want the men, they do it to mess with the other woman.
Posted by: Fat Man at August 11, 2009 7:58 PM
Excuse me Fat Man, but there are many women out there who do not poach men. It is very simple actually. If a woman can take a man away from another woman, then this will most likely happen to her too. Not worth the time and effort to even consider this.
Posted by: Cilla Mitchell at August 11, 2009 8:56 PM
I'm with Cilla. Any man that will let you poach him away from his current woman, will let some other woman poach him away from you, and probably soon.
A few women do want to be part of that temporarily thrilling churn. Most women, though, want the companionship, friendship, economic stability and family strength that comes with fidelity and trust.
I believe most men want that, too, although there certainly are plenty of men who'd rather hit a new target ASAP, and the hell with the long term effects.
Both sexes are well represented in the "fools never learn" category. All we can do is try not to let their insanity infect us.
Posted by: Askmom at August 12, 2009 6:47 AM
These two never even tried to sit at the popular girls lunch table.
Posted by: Fat Man at August 12, 2009 9:39 AM