Not all mates are equally reproductively fit. As such, it makes sense that humans have
evolved mate preferences to guide the evaluation and selection of partners who offer more …

Evolutionary psychologists have hypothesized that humans possess sex-differentiated mate
preference adaptations. In the context of long-term mating, men are hypothesized to more …

Across decades and cultures, researchers have found that men prefer physical
attractiveness in their romantic partners more than women do, whereas women prefer social …

Values guide behaviors and cognitively represent needs. Expressed values may provide
relevant cues that affect mate selection. In particular, individuals endorsing excitement …

Several issues relating to human mate choice were examined from the perspective of
evolutionary theory. The first involves a critical review of the explanation given by most …

There has been significant recent progress in our understanding of human mate choice. We
outline several frontiers of rapid cultural change which may increasingly directly affect …

The recent incorporation of sexual selection theories into the rubric of evolutionary
psychology has produced an important framework from which to examine human mating …

Evolutionary behavioral scientists have amassed considerable evidence that human mating
psychology displays adaptive design, varying in functionally predictable ways across sexes …

Evolved mate preferences comprise a central causal process in Darwin's theory of sexual
selection. Their powerful influences have been documented in all sexually reproducing …

Sexual selection processes have received much attention in recent years, attention reflected
in interest in human mate preferences. Among these mate preferences are preferences for …