A finding that both men and women tend to overestimate others' sexual interest, not just men, and that self‑reports still show men claiming higher desired numbers of partners. This reframes misperception in sexual signaling as a two‑sided cognitive bias rather than a solely male one.
— If misperception is mutual, debates about consent, dating norms, and sex‑education should address shared cognitive biases rather than only gendered culpability.
@degenrolf
2026.03.06
100% relevant
The tweet's claim that 'both men and women overperceive other men's and women's sexual interest' and that 'on average men tend to report more than women that they desire a greater number' directly exemplifies the idea.
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