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Contrary to common dating advice emphasizing soul matching and deep intimacy, the result suggests that, on average, a high degree of familiarity is actually ''detrimental'' to relationship stability because the woman gets bored, possibly due to the man opening up, revealing his flaws which is a [[dominance hierarchy|low status]] signal. | Contrary to common dating advice emphasizing soul matching and deep intimacy, the result suggests that, on average, a high degree of familiarity is actually ''detrimental'' to relationship stability because the woman gets bored, possibly due to the man opening up, revealing his flaws which is a [[dominance hierarchy|low status]] signal. | ||
Paradoxically, women's seemingly inferior ability for long-term pair bonding compared to men, contradicts women's otherwise more [[life history|k-selected]] sexual nature. In particular, women are more choosy in mate choice and [[sex drive|wait longer]] before engaging in sex which is indicative of high parental investment and may be explained by women's higher [[Bateman's principle|parental investment]] and [[Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#Women_were_historically_predominantly_involved_in_cooking_and_they_never_dominated_men|resource dependence]]. However, losing sexual interest in their current mate more quickly is indicative of low long-term parental investment, i.e. more r-selected behavior that would be more adaptive in mild ecologies like the tropicals. A number of potential explanations could be provided for women's faster decline in sexual interest: | Paradoxically, women's seemingly inferior ability for long-term pair bonding compared to men, contradicts women's otherwise more [[life history|k-selected]] sexual nature. In particular, women are more choosy in mate choice and [[sex drive|wait longer]] before engaging in sex which is indicative of high parental investment and may be explained by women's higher [[Bateman's principle|parental investment]] and [[Scientific_Blackpill_(Supplemental)#Women_were_historically_predominantly_involved_in_cooking_and_they_never_dominated_men|resource dependence]]. However, losing sexual interest in their current mate more quickly is indicative of low long-term parental investment, i.e. more r-selected behavior that would be more adaptive in mild ecologies like the tropicals, and women's desire to liberate themselves from their partner is incompatible with the demands of modern civilization. A number of potential explanations could be provided for women's faster decline in sexual interest: | ||
* 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. | ||
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The results of this study have since been replicated by two longitudinal studies performed by McNulty et.al (2019). They found that controlling for the effects of childbirth, post-natal depression and stress, the length of the marriage was still a predictor of lower female [[libido]], but not male libido, which remained constant. | The results of this study have since been replicated by two longitudinal studies performed by McNulty et.al (2019). They found that controlling for the effects of childbirth, post-natal depression and stress, the length of the marriage was still a predictor of lower female [[libido]], but not male libido, which remained constant. | ||
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