Hypergamy occurs when women consistently seek a superior mate, but this behavior is mitigated when a woman feels fulfilled and truly admires her partner.

“her hypergamy only exists when the man allows her to believe that she is out of his league. Then she'll keep her options open.”

Hypergamy is not necessarily a constant search for a better option, as the effort required to change partners often necessitates that the alternative be significantly better.

“I don't think that's the case because there has to be some attrition between relationships. So it's like if you have a 30-year relationship, it's going to be very difficult to start over from scratch.”