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The Evolving Science of Why Women Cheat
Join Malcolm and Simone Collins as they dive deep into the controversial topic of infidelity, exploring the evolutionary psychology behind why people cheat. This thought-provoking discussion covers:
* Various evolutionary theories on why women cheat
* Surprising statistics on infidelity rates across different demographics
* The impact of age, business travel, and previous relationships on cheating behavior
* How modern technology and dating apps influence infidelity
* The difference between male and female cheating patterns
* Cultural and biological factors influencing fidelity
* The concept of "mate-switching" and its evolutionary basis
* How postmenopausal sexuality might differ from premenopausal sexuality
* The role of emotional vs. physical affairs in different genders
Whether you're interested in evolutionary psychology, relationship dynamics, or simply curious about human behavior, this video offers fascinating insights into one of society's most taboo subjects.
[00:00:00] Hello, Simone. I am excited to be here with you today Today we are going to discuss the topic of why women cheat
Simone Collins: Ooh la la, have I done something?
No, I was watching a Chris Williams episode and he was interviewing a psychologist about this and the psychologist, honestly, I, I thought I didn't really agree with his interpretation of this particular question, but it got me thinking about the question from an angle.
That I hadn't thought about it before. Oh,
Simone Collins: interesting.
Which is not, why do specific women cheat? Okay. Why do women cheat at all, period? Like what, why is the, the, in, in human beings across cultures, you see cheating as a behavior pattern. Why do you see it cross culturally in humans? And isn't it
Simone Collins: pretty high?
I feel like Ayla did numbers on this at one point, and I was actually shocked by the proportion of both men and women that cheat.
We're going to go into the numbers. We're going to go into the numbers. We're going to go into how they differ [00:01:00] by ethnicity. We're going to go into how they differ by culture.
We're going to go into, Oh, you're going to get so much. But the point I'm making here is not all monogamous animals cheat. Um, So some animals that are mostly monogamous. Basically almost never cheat. Do swans almost never cheat? Well, I'll give you some that almost never cheat. Black vultures. Will the black
Simone Collins: vultures faithful?
Extra pair of fertilization in black vultures. California mice. DNA analysts suggest wild California mice have extremely low rate of extra pair of fertility. And I didn't know there was such a thing as
Simone Collins: California mice. Eurasian beavers. Okay. Geographically specific. It's just Californian mice.
I'm naming species here and by species, you're going to get different patterns.
Here's an interesting one. This is, this one's not going to be as funny for you because it's not the coyotes. Coyotes have a study of urban coyotes have found 100 percent monogamy over a six year period with no evidence [00:02:00] of any cheating. They're urban,
Simone Collins: so you'd expect them to be more
polyamorous. They're very urban, right?
You'd expect them to be polyamorous by now, right?
Simone Collins: Bizarre.
Macaroni penguins? And
Simone Collins: Atlantic puffins? Do they have, do they have top hats, Howard? What? Are macaroni penguins? Anyway, I need a picture of this. Those crazy looking penguins. The things. Oh, yeah, the ones with the little feather crowns.
Yes, yes, yes, yes.
Simone Collins: Okay, okay. They aren't, so they do wear hats.
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