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The Mate Switching Hypothesis
40:05 - 46:22 (06:16)
The traditional idea is that women go for cues to good genes in the short term and cues to resources in the long term, while having affairs to get good genes from one guy while getting investment from the husband. However, Dr. David Buss argues that women have affairs as a way to divest themselves of a partner who is inflicting a cost or with whom things aren't working out.
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This episode features a discussion between the host and Dr. David Buss on what cues represent physical attractiveness and good genes, as well as the controversy within the evolutionary psychology field on this topic.
40:05 - 41:23 (01:17)
Summary
This episode features a discussion between the host and Dr. David Buss on what cues represent physical attractiveness and good genes, as well as the controversy within the evolutionary psychology field on this topic.
ChapterThe Mate Switching Hypothesis
Episode#282 – David Buss: Sex, Dating, Relationships, and Sex Differences
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The mate switching hypothesis proposes that affairs are a way in which women divest themselves of a partner when things aren't working well.
41:23 - 46:22 (04:58)
Summary
The mate switching hypothesis proposes that affairs are a way in which women divest themselves of a partner when things aren't working well. This can happen when the partner is cost-inflicting or can no longer provide resources for the woman and their children.