A related problem that men tend to regard the looks of their partner as reflecting their status among other males.   TIL Focus on the Family says it's okay to hate Solomon and all the other Bronze Age rulers whose status was reflected by having a large harem of attractive women.  About damn time we realized the Old Testament should have no authority in modern life.  When Donald Trump   I'm reminded once again that just because theocons hate gay people doesn't mean they hate gang rapists or otherwise have the balls to be redpilled on race.  said, in effect, that his wife was hotter than Ted Cruz's wife,   See, here I thought that conservative Christians were supposed to talk about their wives being beautiful; "masturbation is bad for you and will lead to [insert horror story here]" devotionals like Every Young Man's Battle drill that into your head.  Silly me.  he was saying that he therefore occupies a higher position in the male hierarchy.   Notice how when it comes to the subject of fat, conservative women go full feminist and spout about how sexual phenomena are oppressive institutions of the Patriarchy.  It's yet another area where all they have to say is "it's offensive" and don't offer any evidence, anecdotal or otherwise, as to why it's factually incorrect.  Ergo the phenomenon of the trophy wife.  They bitch about it because they want all the benefits of being a trophy wife without any of the work.  It's like sitting on your ass at a high-end restaurant job and expecting the same tips as people who move fast.  Living solely off your husband's ample cash reserves is perfectly fine if you're sexually attractive and not cucking him; doing that while being a hideous couch potato is just CWC-style parasitism.  It's like paying thousands for an ugly hooker.