Women who are cheated on 'win' in the long run; new women 'lose'

Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 21:10 in Psychology & Sociology

Women who lose their unfaithful mate to another woman actually win in the long run, according to new research.'Our thesis is that the woman who 'loses' her mate to another woman will go through a period of post-relationship grief and betrayal, but come out of the experience with higher mating intelligence that allows her to better detect cues in future mates that may indicate low mate value. Hence, in the long-term, she 'wins."

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