Why You Shouldn’t Date An Alpha Male? Research shows that relationships are dominated by manipulation

Social media feeds were reluctant to see typical “alpha males” in the comments section disparaging “With Revealed” comments or filling the chat with 🗿 emojis showing just how “Chad” they are. A study published in the Journal of Personal Relationships delved deep into the psychological mechanisms of these “alpha males” and how they treat women in relationships.

The Dark Triad and the Red Pill

Researchers have noted that their behavior stems from a set of personality traits called the Dark Triad. This includes a group of traits that include subclinical psychopathy, narcissism, and Machiavellianism. They are highly toxic, manipulative, vengeful and exploitative of others.

Narcissism is an inflated sense of self-importance, a desire to be admired, and an exaggerated sense of entitlement. Meanwhile, Machiavellianism is a cunning, deceptive approach to social interactions to gain power by any means, including compulsive lying. Psychopathy involves high impulsivity, low empathy, and a lack of concern for the feelings and well-being of others.

The Red Pill online community strongly emphasizes traditional gender roles, the Red Pill concept comes from the movie The Matrix where the main character is offered a red and blue pill. The red pill will allow him to see the true reality and break free from the illusion, while the blue pill means to continue to remain wrapped in the illusion. For the Red Pill community, the concept is likened to a similar “eye-opening,” accepting the true nature of society and gender roles. The Red Pill Society advocates engaging with women in relationships using the Dark Triad traits as a way to assert traditional “male” roles.

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How they treat women in relationships

Researchers examined the experiences of women who dated Red Pill men. Women were often manipulated in these relationships. Red Pill men often put their own interests first and go to great lengths to achieve them, hinting at the Machiavellianism characteristic of the Dark Triad. These men will flaunt their success and openly present themselves as accomplished, ignoring the emotional needs of their partners. But at the same time, they will appear “cute” and “loving” because of their sex or social status, showing the woman as a trophy. The dark triad personality and the red pill community go hand in hand. So think twice before jumping into a relationship with a morally gray man with your “I can fix him” attitude.

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