Maintaining a long-term partner while engaging in "extra-pair" mating or "mate poaching" (attracting someone already in a relationship). Gender-Specific Preferences
Casual sexual encounters, used more frequently by men but strategically by women as well.
by David M. Buss (published in 1994, revised in 2016) is a seminal work in evolutionary psychology that provides a unified theory of human mating behavior based on a massive study of over 10,000 people across 37 cultures. Core Argument
Buss argues that human mating is not driven by romantic whims or arbitrary cultural norms, but by . These mechanisms are adaptive solutions to the unique reproductive challenges faced by our ancestors over millions of years. Key Mating Strategies
High-commitment pair-bonding, which is rare among mammals but central to human survival.
Maintaining a long-term partner while engaging in "extra-pair" mating or "mate poaching" (attracting someone already in a relationship). Gender-Specific Preferences
Casual sexual encounters, used more frequently by men but strategically by women as well.
by David M. Buss (published in 1994, revised in 2016) is a seminal work in evolutionary psychology that provides a unified theory of human mating behavior based on a massive study of over 10,000 people across 37 cultures. Core Argument
Buss argues that human mating is not driven by romantic whims or arbitrary cultural norms, but by . These mechanisms are adaptive solutions to the unique reproductive challenges faced by our ancestors over millions of years. Key Mating Strategies
High-commitment pair-bonding, which is rare among mammals but central to human survival.
