Xenon,
Xenon said:
This past weekend, I noticed her getting text messages from someone (it was just a number, no contact info) asking to go out for coffee. Now, I have no idea who it was (could have been anyone) but she did go out two nights before with her friends. She then hid the messages or deleted the number, because the conversation wasn't in her phone (yes, I checked).
Why are you checking her text messages? That sort of behavior doesn’t convey security or confidence.
The texting for coffee and then deleting them could be a few things:
1. She's hiding something - red flag
2. She's afraid you'll get upset/jealous/possessive - red flag
3. She has no interest in whoever it was texting her. If it was some beta chump, then why worry? She probably gave her number to keep him orbiting. Women always have a steady stream of orbiting men available to use as emotional tampons, “friends”, and potential backups if their current dig breaks it off. Nothing new here.
Try to keep your investment in this thing only as deep as her investment.
Xenon said:
It has been my goal not to get jealous or controlling with her at all. I am definitely improving myself: I have a PhD in Chemistry with good job prospects, am active socially (various sports teams), physically fit (avid SEALFitter), and know that I have options outside this girl.
Knowing you have options, and actually OWNING those options are 2 different things.
How will I see the effects of hypergamy? I know what it means, but how will it manifest itself in her actions?
Well, the texting thing for one. This is a pretty big giveaway that her hamster is in motion, and it looks like your survival instincts are being loyal by telling you something isn't right.
As she's presented with more options, she'll become more aware of her sexual market value. You'll be constantly compared to the men approaching her and likely tested more. If your game is strong, you should be fine. If she starts to lose respect for you because she thinks a better prospect is attainable, you’ll know exactly what I mean by “the effects of hypergamy”. She’ll start making excuses, being distant, flaking, cheating, you name it. She’ll do whatever it takes to get
you to break it off. This way she can blame it on you if things fail. It’s what women do.
My immediate thought is that chicks at her age don’t give a f*ck about provisioning, so your Ph.D., while highly commendable, likely doesn’t mean much to her. You’re at a level financially and professionally that would draw in many women looking to settle down. At 21, settling down is likely the last thing on her mind. Your girl could be different and have a strong value system, know what she wants, and stick to it while remaining completely loyal. But that’s a rare find.
Coming from an electrical engineering background, I’ve noticed women in the sciences tend to behave very differently from those in the non-science fields and have very different attitudes toward sex, partying and relationships. They’re a little more reserved and goal-oriented, and usually don’t ride the c*ck carousel to the same extremes as their non-science counterparts. Many of them are foreign as well, and haven’t been corrupted by the girl power garbage proliferating western society.
If your girl is one of these, she may see tremendous status in your education and professional options and this can work in your favor in a big way. I don’t know your girl, so I can’t really attest to this. But I do know that women are universally repulsed by weak, insecure, and controlling men, so don’t be like that or she will bail, guaranteed.
Xenon said:
I am prepared for this to end, and if she starts going out all the time, I will definitely tell her my convictions and possibly break up with her.
Nothing wrong with having convictions, but in this case what would sharing them with her accomplish? If you want this to turn into something longer term, then yea you should talk to her. It’s clear you have limits about the partying, so you have to decide if being with a girl who parties excessively is something you want to deal with. On the other hand, if she starts f*cking around, she deserves no explanation. Your icy, quiet, explanation-less withdrawal and eventual disappearance is the best way to handle it.
Watch her behavior when she’s out with you. If something is up, you’ll know it. Women are amazing liars, but they always drop the ball somewhere in the melodrama that gives away their intentions of the moment.
For now, give her the benefit of the doubt and chill out. If you go looking for dirt, you’ll find it whether or not it’s even there. She comes home to you at night, and until that changes you probably have nothing to worry about. If she’s going to get hammered and participate in a gangbang, there isn’t anything you or I can do about it. It is what it is.
As an aside, one of my favorites, and it is highly applicable here:
http://heartiste.wordpress.com/the-sixteen-commandments-of-poon/