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Mental Health As A Signal
- Women use happiness, humor, playfulness, and openness as signals that a man's brain works well and he's not a threat.
- These traits function like physical displays of health but for mental and emotional functioning.
Behavior Trumps Words For Trust
- Women can't know you well enough to judge your mental health quickly, so they look for behavioral evidence you function emotionally.
- Simple displays like joking and laughing reliably signal absence of severe mental issues.
Prevalence Makes Signaling Essential
- A substantial minority of young men have diagnosable mental health issues, and emotional problems are common.
- This prevalence makes mental-health signaling highly relevant in mate selection.