It's a known fact that males and females are both interested in getting their genes into the next generation. And it's no surprise that those more pertinent for survival are more likely to pass on their genes. We know this from Darwins' Natural Selection. However the Parental Investment Theory explains this fact further. The minimum investment for a male is the release of his sperm, but on the other hand the minimum for a woman is 9 months. This factor is part of the reason why females are choosier than males, and also explains in part why females have the tendency to be more interested in personality traits of males. In turn males try to become the possessor of resources for the females in order to gain their attention.

Psychological studies have shown that males are more accepting of casual sex, sex without affection, and sex with multiple partners. O

"Our notion of the best mate is sculpted by the culture around us. Women are especially vulnerable to the dictates of family and society. In almost all societies around the world, women have little economic or political power. And so women often want husbands with high socioeconomic status because women usually can't get money and power themselves." (Meredith Small, What's Love Got To Do With It?, 1995) Females, when choosing a mate, have more to think about since their lives will be the most affected. Women seem to choose males that have traits indicating he is more prone to be reliable in helping with the survival of the female and her offspring. Such an example is in sharks. A shark with a keener smell enables him to find more prey, and in turn be healthier, live longer and produce more offspring. The majority of women seek a healthy looking male who is mature, dominant and affluent. Women are always looking for a man who will stick by her and protect her. We noticed this in the movie "Quest for Fire". The male chosen by the female character was the most dominant male, the protector. You can notice an over-dramatic version of this if you look at the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment). The male wre

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