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Evolutionary Psychologist's Advice on Relationships | Dr. Geoffrey Miller EP 179

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Do You Think Humans Are Naturally Monogamous?

"I do think humans evolved to form long-term pair bonds," he says. "Pair bonding is pretty central to human evolution, and it's what allowed things like the evolution of fatherhood" In polygamous societies, high status males can have multiple wives or concubines,. Some women also get resources for multiple males, like sex workers, prostitutes, et cetera.

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