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Women benefit from the chaos of testing and selecting among many men by inciting competition among men for their affections to eventually get chosen by the strongest and most determined male possible. | Women benefit from the chaos of testing and selecting among many men by inciting competition among men for their affections to eventually get chosen by the strongest and most determined male possible. | ||
Men, as a group, benefit from order, from reining in their women's whoredom, i.e., via [[mate guarding]] her from contending males she arouses interest from, and also to [[paternity assurance|ensure]] the offspring he invests in is his own. | Men, as a group, benefit from order, from reining in their women's whoredom, i.e., via [[mate guarding]] her from contending males she arouses interest from, and also to [[paternity assurance|ensure]] the offspring he invests in is his own. | ||
The man also does not want to lose face owing to being [[cuckoldry|cucked]] or [[mate poaching|poached]] by some other man. | The man also does not want to lose face owing to being [[cuckoldry|cucked]] or having his mate [[mate poaching|poached]] by some other man. | ||
Reshuffling the cards is less costly for women as there is an [[Bateman's principle|oversupply of men]]. Their coyness may extend even to romantic relationships, with steady investment in terms of resources, time and attention on behalf of men required for these relationships to continue. Most men seem happy as long as they get sex, a basic level of affection, and relational fidelity from their women. | Reshuffling the cards is less costly for women as there is an [[Bateman's principle|oversupply of men]]. Their coyness may extend even to romantic relationships, with steady investment in terms of resources, time and attention on behalf of men required for these relationships to continue. Most men seem happy as long as they get sex, a basic level of affection, and relational fidelity from their women. | ||