-OUR CHEATING HEARTS-
1. What is the thesis of this article?
- The thesis of this article is that men and women genetically are built to be searching for new mates all the time, although for different reasons.
"The good news from evolutionary psychology is that human beings are designed to fall in love. The bad news is that they aren't designed to stay there."
2. In what ways are the strategies employed by men and women to pass on the next generation at odds?
- There is a difference in the strategies used by men and women to pass on the next generation. Men's purpose is to produce as many offsprings as possible and therefore, need to mate with many other females. On the other hand, females tend to look for a mate who has the best gene, considering their mating opportunity is limited. However, by seeking other males, the females would find ones who are capable of caring for its offsprings and looking after the entire family.
3. What conclusion does the article draw about monogamy?
- The conclusion drawn in this article was that the idea of monogamy in both humans and animals is not natural. Naturally, humans are programmed to search for other mates to fully reproduce and create more offsprings. This is the same in animals. The different fact though, is that humans are able to decide on what is right or wrong and believe in morality. And because of morality and cultural values, humans try to be polygynous.
4. Explain the last paragraph of the article.
- The last paragraph simply concludes that although humans are not naturally moral, the values have been passed on to us by parents and ancestors. Without this ability to judge whether what is right or wrong, we are no different that other animals.
5. What are your personal reactions to the article?
- Personally, it wasn't surprising at all reading through the article. Applying what I do see in relationships around me, I can see this is a very reasonable explanation for many of the actions taken in many couples. For example, girls who have boyfriends still try to exercise their charms by flirting around unconsciously for no reason, although not admiting to it (even most wives do, except for some very moral ones). Or guys who thinks it's so cool having many girlfriends and wanting maximum attention from both of them, not feeling guilty whatsoever about lying that they are both his only sweetheart. It clears out many doubts I ever had about men in specific because (no offense) infedelity occurs more often with men.
posted by Tat S. @ 9:18 PM
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