Throughout history females have picked providers. Males have picked anything.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Men and women have historically chosen partners based on different criteria, with women focusing on providers and men on other traits.
- In plain terms
- Women and men have traditionally picked partners for different reasons.
- What can you take from it?
- Understanding historical partner selection helps explain modern dynamics.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How have these roles changed today?
- Is this still true?
Another view
The quote generalizes complex human behaviors across all cultures.
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