Why Women Deserve Less

“ The pursuit of women, not even getting divorced, costs the average man $6.9 million in lost investments today.

“ The pursuit of women, not even getting divorced, costs the average man $6.9 million in lost investments today. ” e.style.display='none');if(typeof getContentsSections==='function')setTimeout(getContentsSections,50)" /> Three cautionary tales open the book. Tom, 15, asks his crush out — she broadcasts his rejection across social media. Dick, 25, gets stood up by a woman who ghosts him to dine with someone else. Harry, 78, spent sixty years in poverty and emotional torture from two divorces and a sexless third marriage. These aren't outliers — they're the default trajectory for men who pour resources into women who won't reciprocate. The financial toll is staggering. The average American man spends roughly $150,000 in cash on dating and courtship over his lifetime. Had that money been invested in the stock market starting at 18, it would compound to approximately $6.9 million by retirement — before accounting for marriage or divorce costs. TAKEAWAY 2

“ You're trying to convince women to do something they don't viscerally and naturally want to do. ” e.style.display='none');if(typeof getContentsSections==='function')setTimeout(getContentsSections,50)" /> Multiple proxies suggest a dramatic asymmetry. Using testosterone ratios (6.7%), gay vs. lesbian sex frequency (15%), female porn consumption (1/25th of men's), the share of male prostitutes (20%), and a study showing zero female interest in casual propositions, the author averages women's sexual interest at roughly 7.6% of men's. Online dating reinforces the gap. The OKCupid study found women rated 80% of men below average in attractiveness. Women swipe right on just 3 – 14% of profiles, trending toward 5%. The genetic record shows only about 25% of men ever reproduced, while most women did. This asymmetry — most women simply aren't that interested in most men — is the book's foundational premise for why the traditional approach fails. TAKEAWAY 3

“ Men are taught to 'do the right thing,' while women are taught 'do the right thing for you.' e.style.display='none');if(typeof getContentsSections==='function')setTimeout(getContentsSections,50)" /> For 200,000 years, the "Old Contract" governed relationships: men provided resources and protection; women provided sex and children. It was transactional, but love, family, and civilization grew from it. The "New Contract" emerged when technology, capitalism, and the welfare state made women economically independent. White-collar jobs replaced physical labor, automated appliances freed household time, and government programs created a safety net. In theory, voluntary relationships should have been better. Instead, every metric collapsed: marriage hit historic lows (5.1 per 1,000 people), divorce holds at 45% (70 – 80% initiated by women), birth rates dropped from 3.6 to 1.64 per woman, and male virginity nearly tripled to 27%. Men still operate on Old Contract instincts — buying flowers, pursuing relentlessly —…