(I was double dog dared to post this here)
The flippant answer is "what another woman has." But maybe it isn't so flippant (emphasis added):
The nature of the human mating system matters. Although we have a presumptively monogamous mating system, it’s not “effectively” monogamous. Rarely do modern humans mate with one and only one person for their entire lifespan. Premarital mateships, mate switching, and divorce are all common, as are affairs. Nor was total monogamy characteristic of most human cultures across the globe. The cross-cultural record reveals that 83% of cultures practiced some form of polygyny (one male with two or more wives). In these cultures, single women are often attracted to mated men, and it’s often not considered mate poaching. Single women in these cultures typically find mated men with high status, resources, and a wife or two more attractive than single men who lack the status or desirability to attract a mate. Women’s sexual psychology evolved in the context of a mating system with some polygyny. Modern women have inherited the sexual psychology of their successful ancestral mothers. They carry with them an attraction for men who have demonstrated an ability to attract other women.
http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/...expert-or-brangelina
I find that 83% figure to be striking, and something for those who espouse the "one man one woman" view of marriage" to contemplate.
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"Go yell at an M&M"
The flippant answer is "what another woman has." But maybe it isn't so flippant (emphasis added):
Quote:
The nature of the human mating system matters. Although we have a presumptively monogamous mating system, it’s not “effectively” monogamous. Rarely do modern humans mate with one and only one person for their entire lifespan. Premarital mateships, mate switching, and divorce are all common, as are affairs. Nor was total monogamy characteristic of most human cultures across the globe. The cross-cultural record reveals that 83% of cultures practiced some form of polygyny (one male with two or more wives). In these cultures, single women are often attracted to mated men, and it’s often not considered mate poaching. Single women in these cultures typically find mated men with high status, resources, and a wife or two more attractive than single men who lack the status or desirability to attract a mate. Women’s sexual psychology evolved in the context of a mating system with some polygyny. Modern women have inherited the sexual psychology of their successful ancestral mothers. They carry with them an attraction for men who have demonstrated an ability to attract other women.
http://tierneylab.blogs.nytimes.com/...expert-or-brangelina
I find that 83% figure to be striking, and something for those who espouse the "one man one woman" view of marriage" to contemplate.
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"Go yell at an M&M"
