I think this is a good EP explanation for men, but there is a problem with it as an
explanation for women. I have to admit that I don't know if women are aroused by
stress as well, but from the woman's perspective it would seem that her offspring
would be most likely to succeed if she waited
I remember to have both read and seen (on discovery channel) a couple of
studies that conclude that human females do in fact use this same strategy
as the birds (nesting with the reliable male, but mating with the high
quality). I believe this was labelled as a superior mating strategy - just
as
