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There’s a discussion out there about why women may not be as inclined toward monogamy as men. Biologically, women have needed men for the past 200,000 years of human history, and even longer for our ancestors. Historically, men had higher mortality rates and controlled various aspects of reproduction and choice, making their presence crucial.
Women who formed deep emotional bonds with men may have had lower survival and reproduction rates, as they needed to be able to find new partners quickly. In contrast, animals like penguins and wolves can afford monogamy because they can survive without a provider if their partner dies.
Women typically need men for only a few years—around four in total (9 months of pregnancy plus 3 years of early child-rearing). With about 50% of marriages ending in divorce, and women initiating around 70% of those divorces, it’s clear that modern societal conditions give women the freedom to leave unsatisfactory relationships and pursue better options. Survival is no longer a factor.
In essence, the idea of monogamy may align more with male fantasies, as women may not find it practical or beneficial.
More often than not: Women dump, men get dumped.
TL;DR
Monogamy never made sense for women, in a game theory kind of way, and especially so in modernity.
Women who formed deep emotional bonds with men may have had lower survival and reproduction rates, as they needed to be able to find new partners quickly. In contrast, animals like penguins and wolves can afford monogamy because they can survive without a provider if their partner dies.
Women typically need men for only a few years—around four in total (9 months of pregnancy plus 3 years of early child-rearing). With about 50% of marriages ending in divorce, and women initiating around 70% of those divorces, it’s clear that modern societal conditions give women the freedom to leave unsatisfactory relationships and pursue better options. Survival is no longer a factor.
In essence, the idea of monogamy may align more with male fantasies, as women may not find it practical or beneficial.
More often than not: Women dump, men get dumped.
TL;DR
Monogamy never made sense for women, in a game theory kind of way, and especially so in modernity.