The formation and maintenance of romantic pair bonds is a well-represented topic in human evolutionary sciences. This extensive body of work, drawn mostly from the field of evolutionary psychology, has proposed mechanisms for attracting a mate (e.g., resource display, physical cues), attaining a mate (e.g., intra sexual competition), and keeping a mate (e.g., competitor derogation, emotional manipulation). However, this evolutionary model of human...
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