competition for men is not a result of raw numbers. For women, it is the result of the cultural idealization of marriage over all other types of relationships. Women are taught they must marry (and have children) in order to be happy and fulfilled. Yet many people are not suited for lifelong monogamy, as the 50 percent divorce rate reveals.
Patriarchy makes the xonpetition for men by teaching us from the atart our acconpkishment is in relationship, being chosen
