Femme fatale

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[[File:Mata Hari 13.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Mata Hari, a famous historical ''femme fatale''.]]
'''Femme fatale''', '''maneater''' or '''vamp''' is a common literary trope/archetype that is found in cautionary tales from around the globe warning [[men]] of the dangers and dire consequences of becoming involved with a pretty [[woman]] who is a stranger.<ref>https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1601&context=fchd_facpub</ref> It's basically women who may abuse the man, [[female sneakiness|getting resources from him]] and then move on with another man as soon an opportunity arises, of which there are infinitely many for a beautiful young woman.
That women can "twist men around their little fingers" despite being physically weaker is explained by the [[principle of least interest]], [[Briffault's law]] and men's greater [[sex drive]].
== Evidence of maneaters ==
A prevalence of women ruthlessly exploiting men's resources can be seen in that as many as 23-33% of women have gone on dates only to get a free meal.<ref>https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1948550619856308</ref>
The rate of female infidelity has risen considerably in the recent decades, having caught up with men among millennials,<ref>http://www.fincham.info/papers/2017-infidelity.pdf</ref> with women initiating more divorces than men,<ref>https://incels.wiki/w/Scientific_Blackpill#Women_initiate_69.25_of_divorces</ref> providing evidence that women quite easily switch mates when the opportunity arises.
The wish and naturalness with which women attach themselves to a better, more powerful man when available can be explained by the [[bodyguard hypothesis]] and differential parental investment.

The significance of such women is also evidenced by a high cross-cultural pervasiveness of femme-fatale themed tales.<ref>Doug Jones, C. Loring Brace, William Jankowiak, Kevin N. Laland, Lisa E.Musselman, Judith H. Langlois, Lori A. Roggman, Daniel Pérusse, Barbara Schweder, Donald. Sexual Selection, Physical Attractiveness, and Facial Neoteny: Cross-cultural Evidence and Implications</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Briffault's law]]
* [[Female solipsism]]
* [[Female hypoagency]]
* [[Whore]]
* [[Female sneakiness]]
* [[Hypergamy]]
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