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Are Humans Monogamous? (2020 Rerun)

Psychology In Seattle Podcast

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Are You Monogamous?

The vast majority of people in the United States do not have sex with only one person. 25 to 40 more than one partner women percentage I'd say 70%. Good 77 and then 87% good 85. What about seven or more percentage seven or more partners? Yeah. Women would be 50% 31% okay men 40% 49. So now the gap kind of looks weird, it's like 31% of women 49% of men probably due to cultural pressures on reporting. Right. But if an alien were to observe us the way that we observe chimps and bonobos they would say like oh humans are not monogamous. Well again so it depends on the definition. yeah.

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