Do You Really Like Him Or Was It The Sex? 14 Fun Facts You Should Know About Evolution And Love

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We gossip to keep ourselves safe

Don’t feel too guilty over gossiping with your friends about that one slory girl in your group, or about the player that’s slept with everyone. We have to care what other people are up to. Out of our great ancestors, those with the greatest memory, both of what other people did and what other people looked like, had a greater chance of survival. Those with the cognitive ability to keep track of who “played by the rules” (didn’t steal, reciprocated favors, were faithful) were more likely to engage in beneficial relationships—relationships with men that would in fact protect their children, or with friends that would in fact return the papayas they gave them.

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