Mated women's reports of having extramarital affairs to fall in love or for emotional intimacy support the __________.

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The mate switching hypothesis suggests that individuals may seek out new partners if their current partners are not meeting their needs for emotional or sexual intimacy. This would apply to married women seeking affairs for love or emotional support. The resource accrual hypothesis pertains to individuals seeking out partners based on their ability to provide resources, while the good genes hypothesis and sexy sons hypothesis pertain to mate selection based on genetic fitness and reproductive success.

Mated Women's Reports of Having Extramarital Affairs to Fall in Love