What evolutionary psychology tells us about mating standards.
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Key points
- Men are often seen as having lower standards for sexual partners.
- This perception is due to sex differences in evolved mating psychology.
- Men and women are just as picky about long-term mates, but men are less picky about short-term ones.
- Knowledge of the different mating styles can be useful for those who are single.
It’s a sentiment that I’ve heard many times before. Sometimes with tongue in cheek, a look of disgust, or a tear in the eye. It’s clearly an overgeneralization and exaggeration, but is there a kernel of truth to this folk psychology?