For several decades already internet keeps talking about so called alpha and beta men. This theory has lots of flaws as gets a lot of things wrong. However there are a few things it actually get right, that is why it is not dismissed as a complete nonsense. I think its long overdue to have an in depth look on actual types of men present a new or fixed system.
To begin with alpha and beta most likely originated from fiction. In Disney and other cartoons there is often one leading male big and strong marriage material character surrounded by weaker, smaller and sillier sidekicks who support him. That is probably where this theory has originated and why a lot about it is pure fiction.
Despite that however, not all men are the same and the above-mentioned theory, however flawed it is, managed to shed light on this simple fact and even get some of the traits right.
So here I will present you with my own realistic theory.
To begin with there are not 2 but 4 types of men. Men differ by two criteria. First is whether or not they are able to understand women and instinctively do things that appeal to women. Second is whether they love women or not. By love I mean willingness to get out of their way to please women and/or sacrifice for the sake of a woman or women. All possible combination of the above criteria can give us four distinct types. I called them Playa, Simp, Indifferent and Selective. I will cover them one by one in this order.
Playa
Playa is the type that both understands women and loves them. Combination of this factors fundamentally leads to a type that goes from one woman to another, never settling for one and even if settling still having affairs on the side. Permanent cheater or Playa as some call a man who dates a lot.
The above-mentioned traits lead towards this kind of behavior. Since Playa understand what women want, he knows how to appeal to them. Instinctively of with knowledge he always acts in a way that attract women to him. That means women want him, all of them want this type. Some might call him alpha, but there are differences between alphas in theory and Playas in real life, I will cover these differences below.
Since Playa loves women, he is not the type to say no to a woman, any woman. That is how he ends up being a Playa. Some of them are intentionally hypergamous, deliberately trying to score with as many women as possible. Others are pulled by women around them due to how appealing they always are to the opposite gender.
Either way they end up with rich sexual life full of partners, affairs and the like. Some Playas might promise to commit, even marry a girl sometimes, but they will never stop cheating and having affairs. That is just their nature.
Since other men tend to envy Playa's sexual appeal and provenness, this type rarely has a lot of male friends. That also complicated Playa's opportunities of career or social advancement. Other men would not want to hire or promote him. Sometimes Playas have their own money, but most of the time they have to rely on women or some shady stuff to get by. If Playa is not a scion of some ultrawealthy parents, it's almost guaranteed that he lives off women.
Playa's unpopularity with men, combined with his strong appeal to women only further compels this type towards hypergamy.
Some might equate this type with Alpha, however there are certain important differences between two. Unlike most definition of Alpha, Playa is not monogamous and will not commit to a alpha female or something like that, life is not a Disney cartoon. Another important difference is rather limited clot, Playa has among men. Far from being a leader and admiration of fellow men, Playa is mostly shunned by other men. Many envy his appeal to women but it makes them hate this type rather than even admire, much less respect him. Occasionally men of Simp type hang out with Playa but only to learn from his appeal to women in order to improve their own appeal. Gay men may also end up hanging out with Playa either due to mistaking him for being gay or just because he appeals to them as well. Finally unlike Alpha Playa is not the strong type who can protect from anything.
Fundamentally Playa's modus operandi is to hook up and sleep with as many girls as possible. If a girl is picky and capricious and would not yield without promises of commitment or such, he might just play along. However it will always be a lie. Of course if marriage is financially beneficial he might just stay but will have liaisons on the side anyway.
That said Playa knows what to say and do to make a girl happy. Emotions wise this type is possibly the most satisfying of all types. If a girl has her own money and does not expect commitment, responsibility or anything aside from sweet lies and awesome sex, this is the type to go for.
Simp
Simp is the type that does not understands women, but loves them. Combination of these factors leads towards an unrequited love friendzone type guy who keeps chasing after some girl, hoping she will one day realise that he is so much better than all these Playas she is dating.
When I say Simp does not understand women. I literary mean that. Simp has no idea why women prefer Playas over him. In his own eyes he is much better, more stable, willing to commit and sacrifice, can provide for her and more. He genuinely incapable of understanding why women does not find him appealing.
Its this type that depicts love as a cupid shooting a magic arrow into the heart. They think love is some sort of magic where for some irrational reasons women just fall for complete jerk against all logic and reason. Also they themselves fall for a pretty girl pretty much the moment the see her and then chase (simp) after her despite all logic and reason would suggest they should give up.
This type does not give up however. They live by Linkin Park lyrics and think she is all they got, even if she is only seeing him as a friend. Their love for women in general and for her in particular prevents them from just walking out.
Through trial and error some of them sometimes manage to learn a few things about women. A few of them might even hang out with Playas in hopes of learning secrets of their appeal. Fundamentally however, no matter how hard they try, they are incapable of reaching Playa's level of appeal. They forever remain a Simp.
Simp is a truly tragic type. Forever cursed to chase for a woman but having no means of actually winning her over.
Due to his problems with women, Simp does solicit certain sympathy among men, but fundamentally toxicity of this type does not leave him with too many friends. Simps envy Playas and because of that feel hostility towards anyone with more sexual appeal than they are. That would repeal not only Playas but also Selective type and even some Indifferent ones as well. Simps typically have a circle of friends who are all or mostly Simps, with some Indifferent ones in the mix. All of them bond on their equally low appeal to women. Such a circle of friends can be Simp's source of power, the team is actually willing to help each other with various things. This allows Simp to actually prosper in life and among men, much unlike Playa who often lives on sidelines of society.
Simp can be equated with Beta, but there are clear differences between two. Simps are far from being benign sidekick who is happy to support a women and content to just be supportive. They hate everything about world that gave them desire for women without ability to actually win them. They hate being forever cursed to be an unappealing type who will never be loved back despite their commitment and sacrifices.
Some Simps grow to hate women, especially as they suffer more and more rejection and cheating. Almost all of them hate Playa and Selective types for stealing all the women. They see most other men as threat. This type is clear misandrist and will not help a man outside their circle of friends. People who talk about protecting women are all Simps who want to remove or at least reduce access to women for all other types of men. When people want to remove immigrants or black people, most of the time its Simps who feel threatened in their dating prospect by said groups. Simps hate men enough to think that genocide of more appealing types is legitimate solution to their dating problems. They are threat to men all over the world.
Fundamentally Simp's cursed mentality that leads towards unrequited love, can also lead towards tragedy. Particularly if she cheats on him or rejects him in a excessively scornful way. All these bottled-up emotions can just blow up with lethal consequences. Simps are no friends for mankind either, both in their stable and unstable form.
On the other hand Simp is willing to sacrifice anything and everything for a girl. They make committed husbands, who zealously protect their families from other men in particular. So a woman who wants financial security, stable family, devoted husband and especially children, should consider this type as other types simply will not prove her with all of this.
Indifferent
Indifferent is the type that neither understands women, nor loves them. Combination of these traits often, but not always, make this type stay away from women and stick with fellow men.
To put it simply, the Indifferent type simply not interested in women. Indifferent types do not understand what is even so appealing about these foids. Schopenhauer and his view on women is a rather famous representation of these views, shared by many other men. They are most typical authors of various slurs about women. It is them who describe women as irrational, unstable and such, many are misogynists in that they prefer to stay away from women.
Just like Simp, the Indifferent does not understand women or what appeals to them. That allows Indifferents to form occasional friendships with the Simp type, that is normally dislikes men in general. In contrast to Simp however, Indifferent is broadly supportive of men in general, in fact so supportive they often go far in the world of men.
Since Indifferents do not chase women at all, they fully live in the world of men. That allows them to go far in things like career and social standing among peers. This type is often the most liked and celebrated among men. Men like virginity and celibacy in men just as they like it in women.
When it comes to relationship, Indifferents are a few paths. Some a gay, others are asexual or just not interested, finally there are Christians who marry women and have children with them, but do not love them as they love Jesus instead and do it for him.
If an Indifferent ever marries a woman, then its only to have children. Thus in a relationship they prioritise children to any other aspect of relationship.
Women appreciate Indifferents more than the other way around. Indifferents share women own negative view of their own gender and often believe all the same things about females in general. Some Indifferents, particularly gay ones, may even become friends with women. Such friendship will be not like that of Simp, but more of a friendship between women, where they discuss men and such.
Indifferents typically understand more about women than Simps but not as much as Playa. Just like Simps they could not be a Playa but unlike Simps they do not lament this fact.
In the Alpha/Beta system Indifferent is somewhere between Beta and Sigma but really is far from either of these.
Overall relationship with Indifferent is closest to that of Simp, but Indifferent is much more stable emotionally and unlikely to react violently towards cheating and other female flaws, unless children are involved. On the other hand, Indifferents are not willing to spoil women with money, help and gifts, like a Simp would. They stay cold and insist that women fulfills her duties, particularly towards children.
Relationship with an Indifferent will most benefit a woman who prioritises children as much as they are. Such a woman will be able to form a business like dry but functional and stable family with an indifferent.
Golddiggers might be interested in money and status an Indifferent has. However marrying an Indifferent for money is not the smartest of moves as they do not feel any emotions that would compel them to spend on a woman. Even in a divorce they might be able to walk away with some or even all money.
Fundamentally if an Indifferent enters a relationship with a woman, its for the purpose of procreation only. They are stingy with money, unless its about children and would completely ignore wife and her needs when children are born.
On the other hand an Indifferent is a stable provider and will make sure family is run stable and smooth. A woman mostly concerned with children would find Indifferent to be the best type for a relationship.
Selective
Finally, we have a Selective. Selective is someone who understands women but does not love them. He combines sex appeal of a Playa with Indifferent's lack of particular interest in women. Instead of chasing women like Playa, lamenting that women do not like him like Simp, Selective sits there in front of a computer and writes this blog, making all women frustrated why he is not going for them instead. The less we love a woman, the more we appeal to her is written about this type of men. In a way he is also an anti-Simp as his traits are completely opposite of Simp.
Since he can be as appealing to women as Playa is, but most of them do not fuck around like Playa is, a Selective type a sort of mystical Prince Charming, the ultimate dating prize a woman could get. Women want this type as much as they want a Playa, however, much to their charging, a Selective is not willing to make a move on them. Willingly or not, he takes revenge for all the Simps, who are languishing and dying in a friendzone, by doing the same thing to women.
Combination of traits that make a Selective type, give him a strategic freedom of choice, hence the name. He knows all there is to know about women and has no illusions about them. At the same time he is not as helpless as Indiffirent type, that could not sway a girl, a Selective can sway if he wants to. He can get a girl if he wants, but he is not compelled to chase every girl, like a Playa is. He can choose his girls and choosing he does.
Selective is very picky, every small thing can disqualify a woman in his eyes. Selective type is the reason, why make up, lingerie, sex toys and the entire beauty industry even exists. Women will go to great length trying to interest one of these guys in themselves. All three other types will really for any woman, but Selective is picky and thus women will never stop trying new tricks interest one of them in themselves.
Selective's lack of emotional compulsion to chase the skirt, makes him very rational and calculating when it comes to choosing his women. Since reality of dating scene, culture and social attitude towards relationships and women change, so does Selective's criteria for dating. Selective understands that not every woman around him would be a net benefit, so he blocks out those who look like a loss or trouble.
Some of them might go for a rich woman in order to get her money, but most will not. Even probability of such move heavily depends on laws, culture and family of the woman in question, because if laws does not transfer money and power to the Selective, they will not go for a rich girl.
Culture and society aside, more often than not, a Selective goes for a Cinderella type of girl, naive, gullible and explicitly trusting him. Female psychology makes such a girl the only option for a fulfilling relationship in male's eyes.
Its a reverse psychology thing. Women themselves, due to how their psychology is wired always go for the best and most valuable man available. The whole alpha man theory even begun because women tried to put into words this simple fact. Alpha man as a type of man does not exist. However women always looking for the best man so a man that currently fits these criteria becomes alpha in their eyes. He may lose this alpha status if someone better suddenly appears and displaces him.
Neither of 4 types of men, with partial exception of Simp type, is compelled by their psychology to seek the top most female the same way women are compelled to seek top man. However the fact that women do seek the best man they can have, a smart man can play around this trait of female psychology and deliberately select a girl from the bottom, a Cinderella if you like.
The most important here is the distance in perceived appeal and attraction. The more she thinks she is very lucky to be with someone like you, the better it is for you. That way she will work hard to keep this relationship and will do anything you will ever wish just so that you will not dump her for someone else. A woman who perceives herself as not too shabby herself will not put as much effort and might occasionally think if there are someone better available, not something a Selective want to deal with.
What matters here is not how pretty she is in your eyes but how pretty she thinks she is compare to others. I once wrote that men and women different beauty standards and every 5/10 in their own eyes is typically 0/10 in the opposite gender eyes, just as every 0/10 in their own eyes is likely a 5/10 in opposite gender eyes. A smart relationship move will be to go for someone who is 5/10 in your eyes and 0/10 in their own.
Of course the Cinderella in question has to have plenty of good in male eyes traits to actually quality for Selective type affection. Selective will not be called this way if they were not picky. Anything they do not like can immediately disqualify any woman in their eyes. Not even being a celebrity or Miss Universe can sway them. Their criteria are their own and if they do not like something, then its over.
Selective's criteria are mostly negative in nature. There are no traits that give automatic approval no matter what, but plenty of traits that automatically disqualify.
In Alpha/Beta theory selective is most defiantly a Sigma or Alpha Sigma hybrid. A Selective shares Sigma's ability to just chill and mind their own business, stay single forever and more. Sigma was developed as an addition to the Alpha/Beta model at much later time, so this type is better written than two others.
Relationship with Selective type are demanding and taxing on woman. Selectives have their high standards and expect their gf or wife to fulfil them to the letter if she wants to stay with them. They make demands, not meet them. Such relationship will not suit most women.
One type of girl who can be happy with Selective type is an incurable romantic who loses herself in love and willing to do anything to serve and impress someone she loves. One cannot have a man of her dreams without sacrificing for him. The rest might find this type to be too selfish and harsh.
Conclusion
This concludes the 4 types. This system is far more realistic than Alpha/Beta one, it really reflects how men are without sugarcoating and misconceptions. I hope more people will read and understand it, because it has chance to make relationships better for everyone.





