The Myth Of Monogamy: Fidelity And Infidelity In Animals And People - Plot & Excerpts
145physically or mentally well endowed, high in status, and in control of substantial resources (land, domestic animals, other forms of material wealth, social allies). Given this connection, it is not surprising that men who acquire a reputation for sexual access to many women are widely perceived to be high in status or control of resources, so that--by a process similar to that described earlier for the "sexy son hypothesis"--success can lead to success... for men.By contrast, a reputation for promiscuity does far more harm to a Woman than to a man. Whereas a man who is sexually successful with many women is likely to be seen as just that--successful--a woman known to have "success" with many men is unlikely, as a result, to have enhanced her reputation. Instead, even in today's more sexually liberated and egalitarian climate, she is more likely to be known as a "slut."A "fast" woman known to be an "easy lay" may well be popular among men seeking their own short-term sexual liaisons, but not among those looking for a committed relationship.
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