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I usually assume people, when selecting mates, have a calibration thing in their heads that evaluates the pool of mate choices "in their league", and then experiences attraction to a top narrow percent of them. I also assume this percentage remains stable; as in, if you-

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Sure, this is true - but I'm thinking about this specifically regards to "in your league". After all, you see traditionally unattractive people who appear to be successfully attracted to each other regardless of the existence of the absolute top hot.

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But isn't this b/c they both have to concede they won't attract someone 'out of their league,' so they settle for what they can get? Less attractive people can still be attracted to each other, as Sid pointed out.