Women Are Genetically Programmed to Have Affairs

                Women are predisposed by their genetics to have affairs as “back-up plans” if their relationships fail. Scientists say they are challenging the assumption that humans have evolved to have monogamous relationships. The team’s research has put forward the “mate-switching-hypothesis” which says humans have evolved to keep testing their relationships and looking for better long term options. Lifelong monogamy does not characterize the primary mating patterns of humans. Breaking up with one partner and mating with another may more accurately characterize the common, perhaps the primary, mating strategy of humans. For our distant ancestors looking for a more suitable partner was necessary. Despite anecdotal claims about cheating, no study has shown that humans are predisposed to monogamy or non-monogamy. A study carried out by researchers, looking into infidelity found a correlation between the length of an individual’s ring finger and the likelihood that they would cheat on a partner. However, they stressed that they could not find a causal link.