How Biology Influences Women's Mating Strategies

Men are either invisible, draft animals, or breeding stock.

This meme describes the eight men that women love.

1. Her first love, who lives in her heart forever.

2. Her ex-boyfriend, whom she looks back on with rose-colored glasses, wonders if it could ever work again.

3. Her online flirt, a guy she hasn't met in the real world, but she fantasizes about.

4. Her current man. (Notice there's no description here.)

5. Her backup man, a co-worker or a friend who could be turned into a boyfriend if needed.

6. Her second backup man, just in case.

7. The man who is stuck in the friend zone but is very helpful with the chores and the errands.

8. Her celebrity crush. Note, all others will be dropped should he become available.

Quick reminder here: A woman came up with this list, NOT one of those Red Pill Guys®.

But there you have it. Are you her current man? Why am I throwing that out here? Because it touches on eight archetypes, characteristics, and types of guys that women want to yuck it up with, laughingly. But in any humor, there's always a kernel of truth. While this is funny, it’s also a good illustration of how women resolve cognitive dissonance. When I detail the behavioral aspects of women's menstrual cycles, I also detail their cycles of attraction. How do these cycles affect their mental states? At each phase in this cycle, you’ll see an attraction or a utility of these archetypal men. These men become useful or attractive during a woman's menstrual cycle.

It could be throughout a month, a 28-day cycle, or through a particular phase of her lifetime, maybe from the time she's 18 until she’s 29, then from 29 to 30, or from 30 to 39. What type of man is she looking for when she gets divorced, and she's 40 to 50 or 55? There's a lot to unpack here. These archetypes are real for women. They’re funny for a reason — they're relatable, and it resonates with women. For guys, these aren't very useful for us. We can distill these guys down into three different types.

There are only three types of men for women. The invisibles, draft animals, or breeding stock.