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There are a lot of people on the internet who tell just so-stories without empirical backing about human mating.
If you want to convince people that a certain believe is a misconception, provide citation to the studies that showed that your point is true. If you don't cite studies for your points it's hard for a reader to know whether you are just expressing flawed internet evolutionary psychology or whether your claims are in line with the claims that scientists who study evolutionary psychology make.
Agreed. Downvoted original post because of lack of sources.
Edited. Oh, when editing I forgot
Sperm Wars,
The Emotion Machine (2007)
The Company of Strangers (2005)
In science you cite studies that support your points. This allows the reader to verify the points you are making and also examine the evidence.
As I reader I care whether your point is backed up by a study with 20 WEIRD people or whether the evidence for a point is more robust. Citing books doesn't really help. Especially pop-science books like Sperm Wars.
My other comments address this issue. Specially this.