Hezekiah

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When it finally came out in 1989 in the Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality under the title “Gender Differences in Receptivity to Sexual Offers,” it became a classic. After all, it neatly confirmed what everyone thought they already knew about sex and the sexes. Men are naturally polygamous and just fighting nature when they become tied into long-term relationships. Women are monogamous and always looking for the perfect partner.
Hezekiah
I'm glad this is about to be dismantled in the following paragraphs. In a world where women are taught to be on high alert for strange men for their safety, the data is not surprising but the interpretation is so awful. Men generally don't feel in danger when a strange woman approaches them (ceterus paribus)
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