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by yummyfajitas 5610 days ago
...what advantage would that sort of psychology provide the woman?

It leads her to believe your genetic material is of a higher quality than she could normally gain access to.

Eventually the woman is going to go elsewhere to obtain the security and stability a healthy relationship provides.

Sometimes. But that's a better outcome than if she stays with you and goes elsewhere for higher quality genetic material, which is far more common than most people believe.