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* Women's sexuality may be stuck in a more r-selected past because they have been subject to less selective pressure, having had a higher [[reproductive success]] throughout human history. | * Women's sexuality may be stuck in a more r-selected past because they have been subject to less selective pressure, having had a higher [[reproductive success]] throughout human history. | ||
* Women do not need to compete in order to attract a new mate due to their [[sex drive|passive sexuality]], so mate switching is associated with considerably lower cost for them compared to men, which might make it worth while to try to get a better man. This kind of [[sexual conflict]] is also discussed on the [[slut]] article. | |||
* Women desire testing other men for being potentially more dominant than their current partner so as to be always attached to the most dominant man at all times ([[bodyguard hypothesis]]. | * Women desire testing other men for being potentially more dominant than their current partner so as to be always attached to the most dominant man at all times ([[bodyguard hypothesis]]. | ||
* ''Mate switching hypothesis'' by Buss (2017), i.e. that switching is facilitated by a number of behavioral adaptations that allow women to leave poor relationships and get access to potentially better partners, implement exit strategies, and manage challenges confronted in the aftermath. | * ''Mate switching hypothesis'' by Buss (2017), i.e. that switching is facilitated by a number of behavioral adaptations that allow women to leave poor relationships and get access to potentially better partners, implement exit strategies, and manage challenges confronted in the aftermath. |