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Focusing on looks and status as a dating strategy is pointless, even though looks and status do matter in mate selection

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behavioural science Applying how people actually decide to policy, rather than assuming how they should.

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  1. Jacob Falkovich Writer of the blog Putanumonit and the newsletter Second Person
    It's not that looks and status don't matter, it's that focusing on looks and status as one's dating strategy is perfectly pointless.

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