Blind Dates and Mate Preferences: An Analysis of Newspaper Matchmaking Columns

Parental investment theory and sexual strategies theory predict that women and men should differ on many of the criteria by which they choose mates. These theories posit a gender selectivity effect , such that women should be more selective than men in their mating choices. The theories also posit a...

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Main Authors: John M. Kelley, Rebecca A. Malouf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/147470491301100101