“Men’s instincts tend toward polygamy, women’s toward hypergamy." Agree or disagree?

Whereas all men have a natural urge to copulate with a great variety of fertile women (because, in our evolutionary history, such behavior improved our chances of gene proliferation), women have a corresponding biological drive to have relations with the highest quality man they possibly can (for the same reason) and to gain exclusive commitment from that man.

Briefly put, men want a lot of women, women want one really great guy.


“Men’s instincts tend toward polygamy, women’s toward hypergamy." Agree or disagree?
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  • I'm asexual

  • I disagree here I only want one

  • I mostly agree. I do think women are generally more concerned with resources and protection, and men moreso with sex, but I don't think it's because of evolution.

  • Apperntly in other animals it's been shown the larger the testicles the less faithful they are to one partner. And compared to most other animals humans have fairly small ones.

  • I agree. If I could find a few not women willing to enter plural marraige eith me i would.

    “Men’s instincts tend toward polygamy, women’s toward hypergamy." Agree or disagree?“Men’s instincts tend toward polygamy, women’s toward hypergamy." Agree or disagree?
  • No. Men and women can both be selfish and want more, however in history men were allowed to get however many women they wanted (with women having almost no say in the matter)
    Men were greedy in the past and still are today due to their privilege

  • Incorrect. Both can have fetishes for multiple partners. It's human nature. Many prefer a single great compatible partner. Many also prefer multiple sexual partners. Women and men would be lying if they told you otherwise.

  • I agree. It's our nature. That's why it's allowed to have wives until four at the same time in Islam. Feminism made women sluts.

  • I belive the polygamy aspect isn't true but the hypergamy one is.

    Men don't need to sleep with a lot of women now and I belive though social interaction we kind of refrain from it, at least a specific type of Man. The other type just wants to get his rocks off.

    For the hypergamy one this is still applicable today the best male is a guy with a good job and is healthy why would a woman date a homeless man.

  • Very highly disagree. I have no urge to have sex with more than one woman. In fact it's a huge turn off and only disgusts me. I don't believe men evolved to be polygamous. In fact, I believe humans to be monogamous beings. Monogamous structures create the importance of family structures in which a child can be raised correctly. Polygamy in itself has absolutely no place in a society that is civilized.

    • Ever think that's because you socially conditioned yourself to?

    • Not at all. I feel it to naturally be my reaction. I didn't condition myself to it. To say all men like polygamy is ignorance and generalisation. Not every man likes polygamy nor does every woman lean towards hypergamy. Human being are creatures of naturally differing opinions and feelings.

  • I'd be lying if I told you that I disagree.

  • There are societies where men have just fucked other men and shared women to make babies. Nowadays it is women who have harems, digital harems so I disagree. Hunter gatherers were monogamous. Wealth divides influence cowardly women to choose the rich rather than the best genes.