Here’s my caveat at least: male confidence and social skills aren’t inherently due to attractiveness, but status. Being attractive can help their status and thereby their confidence, but so can being talented, wealthy, or simply raised by someone who understands the value of raising confident sons. You can very easily argue male testosterone levels also vastly influence their social abilities. Female confidence is nearly entirely dependent on their appearance.
Your edit was interesting in the social isolation aspect having a more detrimental effect on attractive women as well. It would make sense they have a more severe impact because they are used to their status being reaffirmed by social interactions.
Here’s my caveat at least: male confidence and social skills aren’t inherently due to attractiveness, but status. Being attractive can help their status and thereby their confidence, but so can being talented, wealthy, or simply raised by someone who understands the value of raising confident sons. You can very easily argue male testosterone levels also vastly influence their social abilities. Female confidence is nearly entirely dependent on their appearance.
I agree with the additional point that those male testosterone levels also impact physical attractiveness.
Your edit was interesting in the social isolation aspect having a more detrimental effect on attractive women as well. It would make sense they have a more severe impact because they are used to their status being reaffirmed by social interactions.