The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating

Why read it

• You will see why attraction, jealousy and commitment follow patterns that reach back through human history
• You will stop assuming that a pattern in human nature means a person is doomed to follow it
• You will learn to see the costs and benefits behind your own choices, which gives you room to choose differently

Who it is for

• Singles trying to make sense of dating patterns
• Couples puzzled by conflict over jealousy or commitment
• Readers who want evolution applied to everyday relationships

Contents

1. Preface to the Revised and Updated Edition
2. 1. Origins of Mating
3. 2. What Women Want
4. 3. What Men Want
5. 4. Casual Sex
6. 5. Attracting a Partner
7. 6. Staying Together
8. 7. Sexual Conflict
9. 8. Breaking Up
10. 9. Changes over Time
11. 10. Harmony Between the Sexes

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