ColderManTruce
Why is it always the man's fault?
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Genuine ropefuel tbh.I think you're right. Not even neanderthal foids were.
Female Neanderthals probably experienced mate choice, affection, provisioning, and alloparenting (help from relatives and group members), much like women in traditional foraging societies. Sexual activity may have started in adolescence, with emotional and physical intimacy playing roles alongside reproduction. There is no direct evidence for "monogamy in nature" as an absolute rule—mating systems in hominins were ecologically flexible.
In short: Neanderthal women were likely mostly pair-bonded in practice due to the demands of raising demanding offspring in a tough environment, but the species as a whole showed signs of mild polygyny or promiscuity potential, more so than later modern humans. We can't observe behavior directly, so this is reconstructed from bones, genes, and comparisons to living primates and hunter-gatherers. New ancient DNA or fossils could refine the picture further.





