NancyLebovitz comments on [Link] More ominous than a [Marriage] strike - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 05 January 2014 12:35:21AM 3 points [-]

Signaling that you expect your mate to be frugal might not be a widely applicable strategy for attracting one, though…

If you're frugal yourself, it might be a signal you want to send if you want to improve the odds of a mate who won't drive you crazy.

Comment author: Creutzer 05 January 2014 06:15:34AM 2 points [-]

It may be true for you. I doubt it's true for me. And most importantly, I doubt it's true for the average male. Hence not much of a surprise that people aren't going around signaling frugality and trying to support a family with one earner on a relatively low income.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 07 January 2014 06:58:34PM 0 points [-]

The average ;male isn't frugal, either.

It's like any other unusual trait which works best with a cooperating partner.