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Read a well-known academic text on sociobiology (no longer recall title), and provided real enlightenment for me on how romantic relationships work. Took a whi
by downerending 7y ago
Read a well-known academic text on sociobiology (no longer recall title), and provided real enlightenment for me on how romantic relationships work. Took a while, but now in a marriage that's aligned with those principles, and it's working out really well.
- tomasdore 7y agoThis sounds almost as intriguing as Fermat's scribbles in the margins.... "Got a great proof, no room here, brb" (I paraphrase). Hope it comes back to your mind!
- downerending 7y agoLooking on Amazon, I think it was probably one of Edward O. Wilson's books. Probably "Sociobiology: The New Synthesis". I was particularly struck by the typical behaviors of mates in primitive societies, and especially patterns that indicated a partner was unhappy in a relationship and/or trying to get rid of their mate. We're not so far away from those that came before.
- tomasdore 7y agoThanks for replying with the potential book title! I'll take a look at it!
- wortelefant 7y ago"the blank slate" or other texts from Stephen Pinker come to mind, though the connection to relationship insight from sociobiology is rather hazy