Speaking of evolutionary psychology ... .
Consider a female looking for a mate. She wants the best male who
will agree to be her mate. Males similarly want the best female. But
she doesn't know who the best male is until she knows what her
options are, and a male doesn't know if he is an option for her until
he knows whether he has a more attractive alternative. So one might
expect a complicated process of each side signalling a possible
interest, everyone revising estimates, another clearer set of
signals, ... . There is probably a better method with modern
technology and ingenuity, but not one available to hunter gatherers.
Consider a mated female looking for a partner superior to her mate to
have adulterous sex with. She can't do it openly because her mate
will stop her. So she has to coordinate with possible partners in
subtle ways.
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David Friedman
Professor of Law
Santa Clara University
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