Sexual conflict is a thriving area of animal behaviour research. Yet parallel research in the
evolutionary human sciences remains underdeveloped and has become mired by …

Previous research argues that female choice may not be as powerful an influence on the
evolution of human mating preferences as once expected given the importance of parental …

Abstract The Reproductive Compensation (RC) hypothesis and the Differential Allocation
(DA) hypothesis predict that parents who mate under constraint will either increase or …

In many species, females and males form long‐term mating bonds, but marriage—and
especially arranged marriage—are uniquely human traits. While marriage practices impact …

Mate preferences probably evolved to increase fitness; however, studies using arranged
and non-arranged marriage as proxies for limited and free mate choice (respectively) do not …

Parental influence over mate choice and marriage is a norm across many cultures and
throughout human history; however, more attention has been given to preferences of the …

At first glance, the relationship between parent and offspring seems to begin in perfect
harmony. In particular, the image of human parents' devotion to their infant is one that has …

Much of the evolutionary literature on mate choice presumes that individual mate
preferences function to increase individual fitness, and this assumption has been confirmed …

When women make mate choices, they face potential conflict with their parents. Evolutionary
theory predicts, and prior research confirms, that daughters value physical attractiveness (as …

Introduction Marriage is a unique transition in the life course because there is immense
potential for parents and children to disagree over its form and substance. Trivers's (1974) …