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Why Alpha Females Should Choose Alpha Males

By Cynthia Smith, published May 21, 2007
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Becoming the ultimate Alpha male is one of the hottest topics there is. Countless e-books exist which purport to teach a submissive Beta male how to develop Alpha traits. However, there aren't enough books that teach an Alpha female how to work with her Alpha male? How do you mesh the personalities of two people who are both dominant and bossy and who like to get their way?

Why would an Alpha male want an Alpha female when he wants to be in charge? Why would an Alpha female want an Alpha male when she needs to be in control?

In order to understand why this apparent oxymoron exists, one has to understand biology; in fact, one needs to understand wolf biology because the whole tagging of people as Alphas and Betas is based on observance of wolf pack behavior.

In the jungle, wolves live in packs. The pack is usually led by a dominant male, which animal sociologists call the Alpha male. The Alpha male mates with one female. She is the dominant female of the pack and she is called the Alpha female. She is dominant over the rest of the pack, males and females alike. She is submissive to only one wolf and that is the Alpha wolf. The male values her because she has the strength and intelligence to produce strong offspring

I'm discussing wolf behavior simply to point out an obvious fact. The Alpha female is dominant over all except her Alpha male. Alpha women do not need to feel ashamed that we want men to lead after all. We are still leaders on our jobs and in our places of worship.

No matter how much we, as women evolve, there are still parts of our female psyches that seek the protector. We still seek that man who can enter a room, assess the situation and take charge. When we meet men who don't have those strong leadership skills, we become frustrated and dominate them. If they are not worthy of leading us, then they should cower at our feet. No?

Why Alpha Females Should Choose Alpha Males

Wolves

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Did You Know?
Generally, only the Alpha Male and Female are allowed to breed within the pack, although the rest of the pack help to raise the young.
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While human beings are primates, there are also similarities in all mammalian mating practices. Human beings have been compared to wolf packs by sociologists for quite a long time, because the hierarchies tend to play out very similarly. An earlier poster also mentioned the huge variety in wolf pack structure (like sometimes the alpha female is THE alpha, period.) But in the end it is largely a metaphor to help us understand ourselves because human beings are human beings. We may be very similar socially to wolves in many ways, but there will always be a place where we diverge.

Posted on 09/23/2008 at 10:09:48 AM

 
You're talking about wolves. As for primates, the 'alpha male' mates with ALL the females. ;)

Posted on 05/10/2008 at 5:05:50 PM

 
"He understands my strength, but subtly lets me know that he is in charge now and that I no longer need to be in charge." Actually, I find this to be somewhat telling that the author is not a true alpha. As a female with high alpha traits I am always in charge, naturally; it's not forced or something that I think about-- I just decide on a course of action and begin, looking back once or twice to see if my man is following. If he isn't, he is left behind. If a man were to come along and "let me know" that I "no longer need to be in charge" I would feel insulted by his attempt to dominate me and would be turned off by it. I think the author is not a true alpha, or may have some alpha traits but generally fall into the lower spectrum of alpha behavior if she is so easily dominated. Lest anyone think that resistance to domination implies that I am a domineering or demanding bitch, let me reassure you that there is a difference between being dominant and being domineering toward s

Posted on 03/16/2008 at 5:03:01 PM

 
(Post limits Can be frustrating)_Continues with My thoughts- "If" He is going to "Take Charge", so I need not to, then I MUST be able to trust "HE Can" on a 110% basis, no If's, ands or buts'. A "True" Alpha Male is always ahead of His game, if you will. He stays alert and on top of all aspects of His life and those He takes into it. He uses no excuses for being lax; He simply does not allow it for Himself. Do I sound arrogant, brazen and unyielding in My statements? II would then guess I am, see I AM an Alpha Female; I am Strong-Willed, Strong of Mind, Spirit and Soul. I deserve desire and demand not but an Equal, but instead a True Alpha Man in every sense of the word/title and nature of the Beast. T'is a true statement that said "We are part of the animal kingdom" and in such I believe there is an order. Fall in or fall out, however My opinion is, once you fall out, you are subject to be eaten alive in this World as we know it.

Posted on 09/08/2007 at 2:09:00 PM

 
Wonderful article indeed! However, My honest opinion on a comment made that -Feminism has "made" a lot of Men of today weak-, is one that differs. You see I do not think Feminism has made those Men weak, it is My opinion that "those men" have "allowed" Feminism to make them weak, or least use Feminism as an excuse for an inherent beta personality that was there all along. People in general, be it male or female, can not change the personality or inherent traits of another, "unless" we "allow" them to. To say otherwise would be saying we have no mind or thoughts of our own. I Myself am definitely an Alpha Female, I not but desire, but demand an Alpha Man in My life, anything less is not acceptable to Me, nor can I relate to on a level I wish to deal with a Mate or Companion. I want and like consistency in a Man, He must be Alpha, not but in actions, but as well it must be truly inherent of His nature. "If" He is going to "Take Charge", so I need not to, then I MUST be able to t

Posted on 09/08/2007 at 2:09:00 PM

 
By that same token, there are human alpha females with no desire for an alpha male mate. There are alpha females who, like the author, desire to dominate all except their mate, to whom they wish to submit. There are those who desire more than one partner, each with his own particular dominance/submission level, so as to suit various needs of the female in question. And there are alpha females who, like me, do have a preference for alpha males -- but would be going against every natural instinct in our bodies if we surrendered our dominance to our mates, no matter how alpha those men are.

Posted on 08/24/2007 at 2:08:00 AM

 
... And there are packs with both an alpha male and alpha female, in which the alpha female is dominant over all, including the alpha male. (bloody post limits -- you'll have to read the comment backward, I guess)

Posted on 08/24/2007 at 2:08:00 AM

 
Since we're using the wolf-pack structure for this comparison, it's only fair to keep in mind that, while the majority of alpha female wolves are dominant to all except the alpha male, to whom she submits, this is not always the case. Just as with humans (and despite the human desire to pigeonhole wolf behavior into a tidy, unbendable infrastructure that can then be directly applied to human society), every pack of wolves is different. There are packs consisting solely of females, including the alpha female. There are packs consisting of an alpha female who chooses two mates (often brothers), making them alpha and beta males. There are mixed-gender packs that have only an alpha female (sometimes by choice, sometimes by necessity). There are packs in which dominance is cyclically balanced, where wolf 1 dominates wolf 2, 2 dominates 3, and 3 dominates 1. And there are packs with both an alpha male and alpha female, in which the alpha female is dominant over all, including the alpha

Posted on 08/24/2007 at 2:08:00 AM

 
I LOVED this article. The facts about wolves were very insightful. I am definitely an Alpha female and now I know why I actually "give" my power to my Alpha male husband. No woman likes a weak man...and he was the only one to pass the test!

Posted on 05/22/2007 at 9:05:00 AM

 
Exactly why feminism has made alot of MEN of today, weak. There is a line between gender equality, and natural instincts.

Posted on 05/22/2007 at 12:05:00 AM

 
Interesting article from this Alpha female.

Posted on 05/21/2007 at 9:05:00 PM

 
Interesting

Posted on 05/21/2007 at 9:05:00 PM

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