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Dr. David Buss: How Humans Select & Keep Romantic Partners in Short & Long Term
Huberman Lab
Is There a Consistent Age Gap?
As men get older, they prefer women who are increasingly younger than they are. The reason that you don't see things like, why aren't men preferring women so pique fertility in humans as around age 24, 25? In the modern environment, there a, you know, you're supposed to do things as a couple. And if you get too large an age gap, then essentially you're indifferent. But historically, kings, emperors, despots, et cetera,. basically prefer young, fertile, attractive females. If you look at marriage systems that are unconstrained, then the preferences are more likely to be revealed. So these are universal differences in a long term selection
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