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Mating strategies
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David Buss argues that concealed ovulation in women is an evolutionary adaptation, empowering them in mate selection.
Buss asserts that emotional instability is the most predictive personality trait for relationship breakups and divorces.
Men and women differ significantly in jealousy triggers; women are more upset by emotional infidelity, while men are more upset by sexual infidelity.
Buss highlights that 91% of men and 84% of women have had homicidal thoughts, indicating a commonality in human psychology.
Social media exacerbates women's self-esteem issues post-puberty by amplifying unrealistic beauty standards.
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Still unresolved
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