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ladder theory

ladder theory noun: an informal model of how men and women evaluate romantic/sexual relationships differently. Men are said to rank women on a single scale according to attractiveness, while women separate potential sexual partners and non-sexual friends into two separate scales.

Noun

ladder theory

  1. An informal model of how men and women evaluate romantic/sexual relationships differently. Men are said to rank women on a single scale according to attractiveness, while women separate potential sexual partners and non-sexual friends into two separate scales.

Questions about ladder theory

What does ladder theory mean?
Ladder theory means an informal model of how men and women evaluate romantic/sexual relationships differently. Men are said to rank women on a single scale according to attractiveness, while women separate potential sexual partners and non-sexual friends into two separate scales.
What part of speech is ladder theory?
Ladder theory is a noun.

Words near ladder theory in the dictionary

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  10. ladder-back
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