Are women wired to cheat? Scientists have claimed that women are
programmed to do the dirty on their partner – but it’s all down to their
biology. According to a new study, lusty ladies are “genetically programmed to have affairs”because monogamy is unnatural.
Instead scientists think the females have evolved to keep their
options open at all times, meaning they constantly test relationships
and remain on the lookout for better mates.
Researchers at the University of Texas claim women are predisposed
to play away, but it’s so they can have “back up plans” if their current
relationships fail. The desire to cheat stems back to our ancient
ancestors who would have kept back-up partners on the sidelines incase
their current squeeze died.
Senior author of the research, Dr. David Buss, explained: “Affairs
serve as a form of mate insurance, keeping a back-up mate should a
switch become warranted in the future.
“A regular mate may cheat, defect, die, or decline in mate value.
“Ancestral women lacking a back-up mate would have suffered a lapse in protection and resources.”
The professor of evolutionary psychology reckons that women
evaluate their lover’s “mate value” and then compare it against other
single guys’ ratings.
Dr. David told the Sunday Times: “Lifelong monogamy does not characterise the primary mating patterns of humans.
“Breaking up with one partner and mating with another may more
accurately characterise the common, perhaps the primary, mating strategy
of humans.”
Meanwhile there’s more evidence to suggest that cheating might just be in our DNA.
Some people believe there’s a cheating gene, or set of genes.
A recent study of 181 men and women by researchers at Binghamton
University suggested that half of all people have a gene that makes them
prone to sleeping around and being unfaithful.
Those with the DRD4 gene “were more likely to have a history of uncommitted s*x, including one-night stands and acts of infidelity” according to lead investigator Justin Garcia.
Source: Dailystar
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