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#747 David Geary - Male, Female: The Evolution of Human Sex Differences (Pt. 2)

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What Are the Costs and Benefits of Short-Term Relationships?

Men are much more interested in sex generally whether they're in a relationship or not and that includes greater interest in casual sex. Women with the internal gestation is a big physiological kind of expense so to speak, breastfeeding afterwards and taking care of the kids. So when females invest more in parenting they tend to be more discriminating in their mate choices.

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