“High Value Woman” Culture Is Just Prostitution In Disguise—Here’s How
Pushback against hookup culture is causing some women to propose “high value dating” as an alternative strategy. But is a focus on materialism just putting women up for sale?
Flirting with a woman used to mean complimenting her, showing off your charm with a joke, or relying on some physical chemistry. Now, a certain subset of dating advice advises asking women for their Venmos to send them money, replacing affection and charisma with a move that begins relationships on a transactional note. With self-proclaimed high-value women saying they won’t accept coffee dates because they “aren’t enough of an investment” on the man’s part and other women making lists of dinner locations they’ll refuse, women have begun to make it clear that they see their own value reflected in the amount of money men are willing to spend on them. Perhaps then, it’s no wonder manosphere influencers have begun seeing modern dating as a transaction with cash on one side and sexual favors on the other.