Comments on: Understanding Rejection http://www.seductionlabs.org/2007/08/09/understanding-rejection/ The method of science; the craft of seduction. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:28:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Jonathan http://www.seductionlabs.org/2007/08/09/understanding-rejection/#comment-47 Jonathan Sat, 11 Aug 2007 03:28:30 +0000 http://www.seductionlabs.org/2007/08/09/understanding-rejection/#comment-47 Robert L. Trivers showed that when there are big differences between the amount of parental investment offered by members of the two sexes, the sex investing more (usually the female) will become a valued ‘resource,’ sought after by individuals of the sex investing less (nearly always male). Some important consequences flow from this. For one, males tend to compete with each other for access to females. This is because females have something of great value (their promise of an egg or placenta, and eventually, lactation.) Not only that, but successful males may also get to inseminate numerous females. Robert L. Trivers showed that when there are big differences between the amount of parental investment offered by members of the two sexes, the sex investing more (usually the female) will become a valued ‘resource,’ sought after by individuals of the sex investing less (nearly always male).

Some important consequences flow from this. For one, males tend to compete with each other for access to females. This is because females have something of great value (their promise of an egg or placenta, and eventually, lactation.) Not only that, but successful males may also get to inseminate numerous females.

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