Q: Are there Studies on The Evolution of Supplication in Males For Mating?


In David Buss's book "The evolution of Desire" He mentions that there
is a higher rate of men who supplicate to potential mating partners
then women. At the time of the writing, and in the updated version
(which i just read yesterday) he noted there were no studies on the
subject. I was wondering if now, there was any work in evolutionary
psychology on why men use supplication more then women as mating
strategy and if it is successful. This is diffrent from providing
gifts, food, or similar. This actually bending to the power of the
women by the male in order to win her over? Wouldn't this act be
counter to the dominance of status as a prime selection factor for
women of men?

It is not as if we see women who "dress down" so as to please there
partner by lowering there suggested reproduction value.

So have there been any studies on this? Or what are peoples thoughts?

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