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t hides link from MM.

in front of men, but not from the actual Torah

That makes sense, if they're Orthodox.

ita, for how long will you be there? Also, good luck on the prices front.

OK, no more posts from me until I finish at least another part of the deadlined thing that wouldn't die. I have to behave.

Women with smart fathers or tall ones choose smart or tall mates, you're saying? Is this linked to whether or not they're smart or tall?

Smart and tall women choose smart and tall men. In either case, the process leading to this could be based on the woman's phenotype (e.g. she finds men who are dumber-than-her boring; feels awkward with a shorter-than-her man) or it could be based on the phenotype of the father (e.g. she is expected to go to college so ends up with college educated mate; grows up admiring taller than average men). It's probably her phenotype for intelligence and height, but obviously can't be for male pattern baldness.

Also, how early is early -- a significant portion of these women choosing after baldness has manifested?

Some. But for this to work you have to assume that women use a potential mate's relatives as cues for many of his future characteristics.

ita, for how long will you be there?

Not very. I'm planning on five days off, between two weekends, losing at least one entire day to travel. But that's arithmetic, and it makes me dizzy.

I know anecdotes are not data.

Nonetheless, not smart is a dealkiller for me; not tall, not so much. I am the tall, smart daughter of tall, smart parents, and I married a short, smart person.

But for this to work you have to assume that women use a potential mate's relatives as cues for many of his future characteristics.

What if, though, she's using his paternal relatives for these cues?

I tried to think that one through, and when combined with the time travel it takes to get to Africa, I think I need to take a walk.

kat, I wish I had more k(K)at in my life.

But that's arithmetic, and it makes me dizzy.

Ooh, please, can I do that instead of what I need to do?

OK. Now I'm not here anymore. Until I'm four-part-less. Really.

What if, though, she's using his paternal relatives for these cues?

Then she may find herself dissatisfied later on but never know why, except that he's so... irritatingly... hair-having! Er, but that probably wouldn't contribute to the pattern. Unless she divorced him and found someone who was balding, and only had kids with him.

combined with the time travel it takes to get to Africa, I think I need to take a walk.

You have to fly over this continent too, don't you?

I still can't believe I spent 17 hours trapped on an airplane. Nor that the return trip had me awake and in transit for 40 straight hours.

They really need to get to work on that instant tranport thing.

Smart and tall women choose smart and tall men.

This is news? Or am I more of a narcissist than is the norm?

(Randy Johnson, who is 6'10", married a woman who is 6'0". Now, I don't know about her fastball, but I can reliably report that she's probably one of a very small class of women who can actually reach up and touch the top of Randy Johnson's head when they're both standing in stocking feet.)