Eating their cake and having it too: Or, how women maximize reproductive success by simultaneous mating and dating

2000 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 595-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gwen J. Broude
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Mating Strategies ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Data Support ◽  
Target Article

Data support the claim from the target article that women, both cross-culturally and historically, have employed a variety of mating strategies, marrying but also engaging in short-term unions. But those strategies appear to be practiced simultaneously and not conditionally as Gangestad & Simpson propose, a finding consistent with assumed constraints on the potential reproductive success of females.

Ethnography, cultural context, and assessments of reproductive success matter when discussing human mating strategies

2005 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 284-285
Author(s):  
Agustin Fuentes
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Human Sexuality ◽  
Mating Strategies ◽  
Multiple Hypotheses ◽  
Target Article ◽  
Human Mating

The target article effectively assesses multiple hypotheses for human sexuality, demonstrating support for a complex, integrated perspective. However, care must be taken when extrapolating human universal patterns from specific cultural subsets without appropriate ethnographic contexts. Although it makes a strong contribution to the investigation of human sexuality, the basal reliance on a reductionist perspective constrains the full efficacy of this research.

scholarly journals Reproductive Success, Relationship Orientation, and Sexual Behavior in Heterosexuals: Relationship With Chronotype, Sleep, and Sex

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 147470491985976 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Kasaeian ◽  
Corina Weidenauer ◽  
Martin Hautzinger ◽  
Christoph Randler
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Mating Strategies ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
First Intercourse ◽  
Relationship Orientation ◽  
Number Of Sexual Partners

Following previous studies, chronotype was related to sexual attitudes and behavior. Evening people tend to be more promiscuous and follow short-term mating strategies and extra-pair matings (EPM), which might lead to a higher reproductive success. In this study, one aim was to assess reproductive success directly by asking for children, and, second, to obtain a higher sample size for the analysis of sexual behavior and chronotype than in previous studies. N = 1,843 heterosexual persons (551 men, 1,288 women, 4 without data) responded to our online survey. Five hundred fifty-nine persons were single and 1,281 in a relationship; 203 reported having children (1.9 ± 0.81). Age was positively related and age at first intercourse was negatively related to the number of children. People being later chronotypes had fewer children, and shorter sleep duration was linked with more children. Extroversion was correlated with number of children, as was the long-term relationship orientation. Sociosexual orientation and EPM were unrelated to number of children. Age at first intercourse was earlier in evening people, and unrestricted sociosexuality was higher in late chronotypes. Morning orientation correlated with long-term relationship orientation and eveningness with short-term relationship orientation. Number of sexual partners was lower in morning people. Men were more evening oriented, later chronotypes, and slept shorter. There were no differences in sociosexual behavior, but men were less restricted in attitude and desire. Men scored higher on short-term relationship orientation and women higher on long-term relationship orientation. This study confirmed previous results about chronotype and sexual behavior but provided the first evidence that morningness was related to higher reproductive success.

More women (and men) that never evolved

2000 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 598-599
Author(s):  
R. Elisabeth Cornwell ◽  
Craig T. Palmer ◽  
Hasker P. Davis
Keyword(s):  
Mating Strategies ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Target Article

We are not convinced by Gangestad & Simpson that differential mating strategies within each sex would be greater than such strategies between sexes. The target article does not provide actual evidence of human males who do not desire mating with multiple females, or evidence that the benefits for females of short-term matings with multiple males have ever outweighed the associated costs.

Playing of dating: Adult playful individuals have more long- and short-term relationships

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yago Luksevicius de Moraes ◽  
Marco Antonio Correa Varella ◽  
Caio Santos Alves da Silva ◽  
Jaroslava Varella Valentova
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Sexual Relationships ◽  
Mating Strategies ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
First Time

Number of romantic/sexual relationships is suggested as a proxy of potential reproductive success. Cross-culturally, both sexes desire playful long-term mates and playfulness predicts relationship quality. It is yet to be tested, however, if playfulness is associated with number of long-term and short-term relationships. We hypothesized that specific playfulness dimensions would correlate with the number of lifetime short- and long-term relationships. Specifically, we expected that Lighthearted playfulness would be associated with more short-term relationships, while Other-directed playfulness would be associated with the number of long-term relationships. In total, 1191 Brazilian adults (mean age=28.7 years, SD=10.2) responded to online sociodemographic questions and playfulness inventory (OLIW). Other-directed playfulness positively predicted the number of short-term and long-term partners in men and the same was true for Whimsical playfulness in women. This suggests that playfulness is used by both sexes to compete for access to more and better mates, but in slightly different ways. For the first time, we show that playful adults have more partners and that playfulness can be used as a part of mating strategies.

scholarly journals Parent-Offspring Conflict Over Short-Term Mating Strategies

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 134-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Menelaos Apostolou ◽  
Spyroulla Georgiou
Keyword(s):  
Mating Strategies ◽  
Short Term

Corticosterone alone does not trigger a short term behavioural shift in incubating female common eidersSomateria mollissima, but does modify long term reproductive success

2005 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 306-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
François Criscuolo ◽  
Olivier Chastel ◽  
Fabrice Bertile ◽  
Geir Wing Gabrielsen ◽  
Yvon Le Maho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Short Term

Short-Term Mating Strategies Measure

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter K. Jonason ◽  
David M. Buss
Keyword(s):  
Mating Strategies ◽  
Short Term

Scientific truth and perceived truth about sexual human nature: Implications for therapists

2000 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 595-596
Author(s):  
Joseph A. Buckhalt ◽  
Erica J. Gannon
Keyword(s):  
Human Nature ◽  
Role Theory ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Mating Strategies ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Social Role Theory ◽  
Naive Theories ◽  
Strategic Pluralism ◽  
Scientific Truth ◽  
Sexual Strategies Theory

Therapists and their patients must deal with the negative sequelae of short term mating strategies. Implications for therapy of Gangestad & Simpson's strategic pluralism theory are compared with those of Buss's sexual strategies theory and Eagly's social role theory. Naive theories held by therapists and patients, as well as prevailing societal views, are posited as influential in determining the course and outcome of therapy.

Adaptive flexibility, testosterone, and mating fitness: Are low FA individuals the pinnacle of evolution?

2000 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 599-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Cunningham
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Evolutionary Theory ◽  
Fluctuating Asymmetry ◽  
Mating Strategies ◽  
Mating Pattern ◽  
Environmental Determinants ◽  
Male Behavior ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Human Relationships

The expansion of human evolutionary theory into the domain of personal and environmental determinants of mating strategies is applauded. Questions are raised about the relation between fluctuating asymmetry (FA), testosterone, and body size and their effects on male behavior and outcomes. Low FA males' short-term mating pattern is considered in the context of an evolved tendency for closer and longer human relationships.

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