#786 - Steve Stewart-Williams - Why Are Differences Between Men & Women Being Denied?
Modern Wisdom
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Evolutionary rationale for focus on emotional infidelity
Men are evolutionarily wired to be particularly focused on physical infidelity due to the risk of investing in a child that is not genetically related. This focus is because a man falling in love with another woman can lead to splitting the pair bond, jeopardizing the woman's ability to raise the offspring and impacting her evolutionary fitness. In contrast, women are more concerned with emotional infidelity as it can disrupt the pair bond and increase the burden on them, affecting their reproductive success.
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