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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
I'm often baffled at the application of evolutionary theory to human behaviour. Try this on:
How significant was the loss of estrous in humans in male/female relationships? Does this encourage pair bonding, or does it complicate it, thus jeopardizing the idea of monogamy?
Meh. Humans are confusing.
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I'd say that expanding sex to a full-time recreational activity encourages pair-bonding. Sexual compatibility is a major factor in keeping relationships together, and a couple that stays together is not only more likely to reproduce, but more likely to effectively socialize a child and bring him up in an environment that will increase his likelihood of being able to prosper in society and find someone to reproduce with, then do the same for his offspring that his parents did for him. If human reproduction were a fuck-and-forget affair, the family connections that lead to socialization would be weak and I doubt that we could have evolved as far as we have.