Dating & Mating Economy
“Men Do Everything To Get Laid” — Tiger Woods and Sexual Selection
Male status aspirations and power displays are a result of their adaptive success in attracting women. I recently watched the HBO documentary on Tiger Woods. I found it captivating. The return and redemption of Tiger Woods is a modern-day hero’s journey with unique...
Long-term and Short-term Mating Strategies: Domain #2 of Male-Female Difference
“…to an extraordinary degree, the predilections of the investing sex —females, determine the direction in which the species will evolve. For it is the female who is the ultimate arbiter of when she mates and how often and with whom.” ~Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, The Women...
Dynamics in the Mating Economy: Domain #1 of Male-Female Difference
“There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among them is the Mercedes-Benz SL500.” ~ Lynn Lavner Twenty-two Domains of Difference (See list in Appendix) This is first in a series of posts that will explain the...
Male-Female Differences in Sexual Psychology and Response
Over the millennia, men and women have evolved with different objectives and strategies of sexual psychology and response – strategies related to choosing a mate, reproduction, and parental investment. For the next several months, this blog space will address...
Assortative Mating and Indian Match-Making — “Caste” in Stone?
Often described as one of the architectural wonders of the world, the stunning 17th-century white marble Taj Mahal was built by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, as a mausoleum for his beloved wife Mumtaz who died giving birth to their 14th child. Mumtaz was Shah...
Spontaneous and Response Desire – the Underbelly of Heterosexual Mating
John met Sarah at a happy-hour event. She was surrounded by a group of men, but John got some eye contact from her and shared a quick introduction and small talk. It was apparent she was not “with” any of these men, although each one was interested in her. ...
Sexual Non-concordance: Recipe for Relationship Confusion
As a man, have you tried to make love to a woman that “seemed” turned-on but actually was not? As a woman, have you endured sexual contact you did not want even though the man was convinced your body signaled otherwise? As a man, have you ever hesitated to escalate...
Mate Switching Hypothesis
Revisiting Female Short-term Mating Strategy & InfidelityWhy do women cheat on their partners? A long-standing hypothesis in evolutionary psychology asserted that women seek extra-pair copulations (infidelity) in order to secure resources from another man or...