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more about #promiscuity more comments → iloveastone: EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY IS TEH STOOPID! more » Grim Reaper of the Forest: I find it funny when men joke about wanting to live in a polygamous society. I've always thought that if a few rich men had all the wives, this meant... more » Rosa Scandalosa: Eighty-three percent of societies are polygamous? Granted, there's a million different ethnicities/tribes/whatever in the world, but I didn't expect a... more » JerseyGrrrl: What I found most shocking about this awesomely researched and written post (Thanks, Megan!) was the statistic regarding marriages. I had no idea that... more » thegogglesdonothing: I'm confused about how reproductive success serves as an appropriate substitute for reports of sex partners, when contraceptive use and abortion are s... more » queenieinmanhattan: There's something about this photo that makes Britney and Kevin look like the less-attractive, less-classy version of Jennifer Westfeldt and Jon Hamm.... more » ZLevee: Population size is one such variable: both men and women will be selective about mates when there are lots of options - in a large city, for example. ... more » fjordtjie: i've taken quite a few animal behavior/ human ethology / primatology classes in my day and am hoping to go into the field, but this sounds like a bunc... more » rednrowdy: the post is awesome, but the last bit about men sleeping around due to societal expectations being toxic for society at large is making me smile. tran... more » morninggloria: Equality means we're just as slutty as dudes! more » PilgrimSoul: But it's just a matter of personal preference! It's my life! Don't judge! more » cherry_blossom: Let's push all this boring science out of the way and be real- some people are very promiscuous, some are not. Most are probably in the middle. The be... more » oh.geez.: Do these researchers ever consider that people may not remember the EXACT number of people they've slept with? I know mine is past 12, but under 18. I... more » AuntieBee: I have officially become totally confused about how babies are made. ...female fruit flies had fewer mating partners and their overall offspring had l... more » SomeAuthorGirl: I think that studying human sexuality is important. People really do need to quit lying when they're being anonymously questioned, damn. 4 partners in... more » -
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Culture Has More To Do With Promiscuity Than Evolution
The idea that men try to impregnate as many women as possible while women try to hold on to a provider is derived from fruit fly behavior. Its applicability to humans is becoming increasingly questionable.
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