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Originally Posted by Johnny Rotten
I believe the phenomenon is real, but I don\'t think it has to do with the psychological implications of the, uh, physical interconnection. I think it\'s mostly pop cultural indoctrination, primarily from movies, TV, music, and the constant bombardment of certain consistent advertising messages. I think it makes women more vulnerable to/responsive to emotional information. Meanwhile, men are taught to be more aggressive and \"rational.\" They\'re less likely to require an emotional bond.
I mean, come on. We all know those guys who tell the girl he loves her just so he can get in her pants. So I\'m pretty sure that it\'s a genuine phenomenon. But I\'m pretty sure that it\'s a cultural thing, not an inherent psychological thing.
In short, I vote for nurture over nature on this particular issue.
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But then you need to ask yourself where the cultural influence over our psychology comes from.
Personally, I believe that as with many things, our culture emphasises and stretches things, but it\'s not a cause, it\'s a catalyst. There\'s an underlying psychology to this issue which far predates any culture. Whether you include TV, books, radio, cinema, advertising - when compared with the time it takes to evolve any significant changes to our bodies or psyches, no cultural influences last for long enough to have any significant impact on our evolution.