Many women are left unhappy in the aftermath of casual sexual
encounters, a survey has revealed. (No shit)
Just under half of women who answered the internet poll, published in
the journal "Human Nature", said they felt it had been a bad idea.
Four out of five men, in contrast, said they were happy with a brief fling.
The academic leading the research said it showed that there was no
evolutionary advantage for women in one night stands.
Basic emotions guide us down pathways that have been advantageous
for our ancestors
Professor Anne Campbell
Durham University?
The survey was answered by 1,700 people who had all experienced this
kind of relationship.
While men reported feeling more content, sexually satisfied and
confident after meaningless sex, women were more likely to worry about
feeling used and "letting themselves down".
Some of the their reasons for the encounters were because they felt
there was the possibility of a longer term relationship.
Professor Anne Campbell, from Durham University, who carried out the
research, said this was evolution at work.
"In evolutionary terms women bear the brunt of parental care and it
has been generally thought that it was to their advantage to choose
their mate carefully and remain faithful to make sure that their mate
had no reason to believe he was raising another man's child.
"Recently, biologists have suggested that females could benefit from
mating with many men - it would increase the genetic diversity of
their children, and, if a high quality man would not stay with them
forever, they might at least get his excellent genes for their child."
However, she said that if women were designed by evolution for
short-term relationships, they would enjoy them more, and the survey
suggested this was not the case.
"Basic emotions guide us down pathways that have been advantageous for
our ancestors," said Professor Campbell.
From: BBC
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