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Well as I understand it there are two primary evolutionary modes of sexual pairing/selection, which humans follow. The first model is where a supremely desirab
by ycombinete 8y ago
Well as I understand it there are two primary evolutionary modes of sexual pairing/selection, which humans follow.
The first model is where a supremely desirable male has many female partners, who get a little of his attention; and the second model, monogamy, where two partners pair up exclusively with the bulk of attention dedicated to each other [1]. Both are apt given different circumstances.
Without trying to put any morality on to it, dating apps/hookup culture seem more predisposed to tapping in to the first selection model.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Queen:_Sex_and_the_Evolution_of_Human_Nature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_Queen:_Sex_and_the_Evo...
- tomp 8y agoIndeed, and it would also explain why it happens for young men in particular - as people get older, they start prioritizing monogamy, it being likely the better structure for raising kids (according to current social standards, at least) (technically, marriage doesn't mean monogamy - cheating is common - but I imagine not many men would sign up to raise children in a couple without having sex with their partners).
- raducu 8y agoIf by "people" you mean women in their thirties waking up to the biological clock/last maternity "all aboard" call, sure. Young men have it worse list like older women have it: because men are attracted to youth and beauty and women are attracted to resources and status.
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- ycombinete 8y agoHe probably means people when he says people. Men, too as they get older often have the same priority shift.