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'''Promiscuity''' refers to mating with many different partners, possibly strangers, which is often accompanied by low mate choice standards and a high [[sex drive|sexual drive]]. The opposite mating pattern is ''[[monogamy]]'' which refers to sexual exclusivity (pair boding) and often involves high mate choice standards. Promiscuity is often accompanied by a desire for '''sexual variety'''. In behavioral science, the effect of becoming bored of the current mate is called '''Coolidge | '''Promiscuity''' refers to mating with many different partners, possibly strangers, which is often accompanied by low mate choice standards and a high [[sex drive|sexual drive]]. The opposite mating pattern is ''[[monogamy]]'' which refers to sexual exclusivity (pair boding) and often involves high mate choice standards. Promiscuity is often accompanied by a desire for '''sexual variety'''. In behavioral science, the effect of becoming bored of the current mate is called '''Coolidge effect'''. | ||
== Evolutionary explanation == | == Evolutionary explanation == | ||
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The advantage of sexual variety is also that it increases genetic variety. Combining one's own genes with the genes of many different sex partners increases the chance that one combination is particularly successful, as it increases the genotypic and hence phenotypic diversity of the offspring (with increased variance, an extreme outcome becomes more likely). | The advantage of sexual variety is also that it increases genetic variety. Combining one's own genes with the genes of many different sex partners increases the chance that one combination is particularly successful, as it increases the genotypic and hence phenotypic diversity of the offspring (with increased variance, an extreme outcome becomes more likely). | ||
== Coolidge | == Coolidge effect == | ||
The effect of becoming bored of the current is especially present in males of many animals. Modern pornography constitutes a superstimulus in this regard, allowing men to constantly being confronted with a sexually willing female, albeit on a screen.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3vGiBb4qas</ref> | The effect of becoming bored of the current is especially present in males of many animals. Modern pornography constitutes a superstimulus in this regard, allowing men to constantly being confronted with a sexually willing female, albeit on a screen.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3vGiBb4qas</ref> | ||