Why Women Also Practice Selective Monogamy: Hypergamy Explained

Make I shock you: We dey hear say only men dey seek variety in relationships while women want one faithful partner. But watch wetin dey really happen. When a woman meets someone desirable, she go give her loyalty and love. But if a more attractive or successful man show face, she fit leave the first one and settle with the new one. This cycle repeat—one man at a time, but never permanent. Dem dey call am hypergamy. Cultural and religious rules hide this tendency for centuries. Now wey social pressure don reduce and financial independence don rise, marriage rates dey crash for both men and women. Perhaps marriage once balanced male polygamy and female movement, but times don change.

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