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- 1Evolution & Reproductive Fitness: - Males choose to mate with as many females as possible to pass on his genes more to have as many offspring as possible, so they too will pass on their gene line. - Men can have as many children as they want while women’s bodies change from reproduction when carrying a child. - Females are more discriminatory in their choice of partner compared to males because they want their child to be successful on getting mates to pass on their genes. Also wants a male who will dedicate resources to her as her body changes for 9 months. - According to the theory the purpose of relationships & attraction is to attract a perfect mate with suitable genes to mate & pass on their genes as many times as possible. - A female might be attracted to males with survival values, so males can protect them when they are pregnant & vulnerable. Also, to go out and hunt for food or have resources to protect her & the new born. - Male attraction values: need to have resources, physically fit, attractive, - Female attractive values: fertile & reproductively fit, attractive & cle
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