Women Who Cheat : Birth Defect?
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Take four dozen heterosexual pairs that are “romantically involved,” some lab equipment and you have a study. Maybe not a very good one. But if it sounds zippy enough to make the news you’ll for sure get more research grants.
Why do some women stray from fidelity? Blame the genes. Think of cheating as a sort of birth defect.
Not only did they fantasize, but women in similar-MHC relationships reported more sexual encounters outside with other men.
“This speaks to the possibility that women do seek sex outside of the relationship for a particular reason and it’s to possibly obtain genetic benefits, whether those are good genes or compatible genes,” Garver-Apgar told LiveScience.
Speaking of male creatures:
They just copulate when the opportunity arises.
Sexual chemistry, likelihood to cheat may be in your DNA, study says