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Thanks for all the advice. I don't think I'm going to win this game. Out of curiosity, what would make you (anyone reading this who is a male) choose monogamy?
physical standards first to be sexually attracted (sex is really important for a relationship to work for a guy)
standards on relationship is about what she is like in general, but the long term vs short term is usually determined by personality, it is almost all how she makes you feel, the mutual benefit you have from being with her and the commonalities you share, how much you trust her, etc. but for some guys it's a validation thing, and they date to impress their friends instead of dating because they actually like the girl, in this case it would be mostly how physically attractive you are, as well as who you hang out with, so that the guy can feel bragging rights over his friends and to generalize this sort of thing is more likely to happen when a guy is younger teens and isn't concerned with the long term, etc.
but the more secure a guy is, the more it will be about the girl and how she is rather then what she looks like, and what his friends think of that, as long as you are physically attractive ''enough'' then your personality and lifestyle will often determine if you are in for the long term
for example, my Ex was actually less physically attractive then the girl I was sleeping with before her, but she was amazing, it's why I started to care about her, way way more important to me, she was funny, challenging, kind, humble, considerate and just a generally warm positive person that didn't ask for anything or try to get anything from me, she was an amazing person
as apposed to the girl I was sleeping with before her, pretentious, needy for attention, always wanted me to deliver more, take her out more, nothing was good enough, really sensitive and jealous, frequently prone to emotional outbursts, wasn't very fun to be around herself and just expected me to entertain her, also loved to throw temper tantrums and create drama when she didn't get what she wanted
also, for monogamy, you just wait for the girl to ask you out, that is another factor I suppose, you just hang out more and more and wait until the girl says asks you to date her, then you either say yes cause it is what you wanted all along and didn't want to ruin a good thing, or you just try to divert or redirect to keep sleeping with her without committing, or you just cut her loose