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Human Monogamy Has Deep Roots (www.scientificamerican.com)

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Pairing up might have been the best move our ancestors ever made

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[–] SJ_Zero@lemmy.fbxl.net 3 points 1 year ago

Ah, I did a back of the envelope thing to figure it out, you're right, I made some mistakes

Assuming some or all are heterosexual or that not everyone is in a sexual relationship with everyone else, you still need to manage those relationships because even being another partner of an intimate partner you need to keep things at a friendly level because strife between non-intimate relationships becomes pressure between intimate ones. It gets complicated.