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=== Direct courtship vs arranged mating === | === Direct courtship vs arranged mating === | ||
Cross cultural evidence suggests that arranged mating was the most prevalent form of human mating practices rather than direct face-to-face courtship. This may suggest that the heavy modern emphasis on courtship, mutual romantic investment, finding one's soulmate etc., are unnatural and [[mismatchcel|evolutionary mismatches]], as mating typically occurred in a social context. | Cross cultural evidence suggests that arranged mating was the most prevalent form of human mating practices rather than direct face-to-face courtship. This may suggest that the heavy modern emphasis on courtship, mutual romantic investment, finding one's soulmate etc., are unnatural and [[mismatchcel|evolutionary mismatches]], as mating typically occurred in a social and economic context. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||