In Difficult Times, Having Multiple Husbands Can Be an Advantage

Karen Michele Nikos — August 14, 2019 - 3:54pm

It is well known that men benefit reproductively from having multiple spouses, but the reasons why women might benefit from multiple marriages are not as clear. Women, as a result of pregnancy and lactation, can’t reproduce as fast as males.

But new research by the University of California, Davis, challenges evolutionary-derived sexual stereotypes about men and women, finding that multiple spouses can be good for women too.

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In Difficult Times, Having Multiple Husbands Can Be an Advantage