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> Most other cultures were the same way. Everyone having sex with everyone made for a pretty bad society. The opposite of true. I recommend "Sex at Dawn" for a

• rat87 11y ago
  > In opposition to what the authors see as the 'standard narrative' of human sexual evolution, they contend having multiple sexual partners was common and accepted in the environment of evolutionary adaptedness. > The book generated a great deal of publicity in the popular press, where it was met with generally positive reviews. A number of scholars from related academic disciplines such as anthropology, evolutionary psychology, primatology, biology, and sexology have commented on the book; most have been critical of the book's methodology and some of its conclusions, although some academics have praised the book.
• MustardTiger 11y ago
  Popsci is not compelling. That book was eviscerated by actual scientists.
• Mz 11y ago
  You might try reading books by Frans de Waal. He makes a compelling argument that human biology suggests that monogamous pair bonding is a very long standing human tendency.