Would Most Men Really Sleep With Just About Anyone?

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? Today on Darwin Does Dating: When do people lower their mate standards?

Correcting the record

First of all, let’s set the record straight: I don’t think men are pigs and will sleep with anything. Continue reading “Would Most Men Really Sleep With Just About Anyone?” »

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