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sure, Jinn, except that the study linked up in the OP seems to confirm that the bad boys really are getting more, quantity-wise. It's not just the issue of who brags. Whether quantity is what should be aimed for is a totally different question. But quantity-wise it appears to be that the bad boys get more.

And Will, that's interesting but it doesn't answer the question why women reward "bad boy" behavior by supplying the bad boys with sexual favors. I can figure out why bad boy behaviors persist if they are effective - what I don't understand is why many women find that behavior attractive.