According to tend-and-befriend theory, fighting or fleeing would not necessarily have been viable options for ancestral women under threat.

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The tend-and-befriend theory suggests that in response to threat, ancestral women may have evolved to protect offspring (tend) and seek social alliances with others (befriend), rather than fight or flee, because direct confrontation or isolation could have posed greater risks to their survival and that of their offspring.

According to Tend-And-Befriend Theory, Fighting or Fleeing Would Not Necessarily