The Evolutionary Psychology of Sex and Relationships – Monogamy as Mate-Guarding and the Mating Psychology of Men 

Why do men possess such a strong preference for female youth and beauty? Why is monogamy central to human mating, when it is so rare in other mammals? Why is male infidelity relatively common? Why do men respond to female infidelity with an intense jealousy that sometimes drives them to commit physical abuse or murder? In this video, we explore these questions through the lens of evolutionary psychology.