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* ''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. | ||
* Another explanation may be that the higher choosiness in women simply makes them more aware of flaws such that they simply become dissatisfied sooner, which become especially salient with deep intimacy resulting from cohabitation. | * Another explanation may be that the higher choosiness in women simply makes them more aware of flaws such that they simply become dissatisfied sooner, which become especially salient with deep intimacy resulting from cohabitation. | ||
* Women may be somewhat adapted to other harem | * Women may be somewhat adapted to other harem wives being around, often living in a separate accommodation, so the mere cohabitation with their husband may be an [[evolutionary mismatch]]. | ||
* Dissatisfaction, boredom and fickleness are [[neoteny|neotenous]] traits which men select for. | * Dissatisfaction, boredom and fickleness are [[neoteny|neotenous]] traits which men select for. | ||
* Men have a greater incentive to keep a sexual monopoly over their female partner for [[paternity assurance]]. | |||
* Women have lower levels of testosterone, meaning they pursue any status-motivated goal less, which includes getting sex. Being less driven, and having a lower activity level, women may experience a hedonic adaptation (hedonic treadmill) sooner. | |||
* Some argued women's sexual competition primarily lies in competing by arousing men's attention. Once their partner of interest is on the verge of showing disinterest, women become [https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/evolution-the-self/201109/fear-inspired-sex-womans-ultimate-defense-or-weapon anxious and will readily offer sex] to secure his [[Hypergamy|resource investment]] and [[Bodyguard hypothesis|protection]]. Some argued, women do this as disinterest on part of the male is a costly signal of having alternative options and this observation lead to the invention of the "dread game" in [[redpill]] circles, meaning the deliberate display of disinterest to provoke women's offer of sex. In a long-term bond, women's gain certainty to have secured her husbands resources, so they see less need for rewarding her partner with sex. | * Some argued women's sexual competition primarily lies in competing by arousing men's attention. Once their partner of interest is on the verge of showing disinterest, women become [https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/evolution-the-self/201109/fear-inspired-sex-womans-ultimate-defense-or-weapon anxious and will readily offer sex] to secure his [[Hypergamy|resource investment]] and [[Bodyguard hypothesis|protection]]. Some argued, women do this as disinterest on part of the male is a costly signal of having alternative options and this observation lead to the invention of the "dread game" in [[redpill]] circles, meaning the deliberate display of disinterest to provoke women's offer of sex. In a long-term bond, women's gain certainty to have secured her husbands resources, so they see less need for rewarding her partner with sex. | ||
* Just as men, women's testosterone levels drop in a long-term relationship, meaning their competitiveness decreases too, which may mean their competition in baiting men with sex, including their husband, decreases too. | * Just as men, women's testosterone levels drop in a long-term relationship, meaning their competitiveness decreases too, which may mean their competition in baiting men with sex, including their husband, decreases too. |