The Evolution of Desire

Based on research involving over 10,000 people worldwide, this book explores mating behaviours across cultures, using a wide range of examples, from the "love bugs" of the Yanomamo tribe to men and women at singles bars. The book reveals our closeness to our ancestral forebears.

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How we chooseand loseour mates has always been a source of fascination. This controversial book is the first to present a unified theory of human mating behavior. The Evolution of Desire is based on the most massive study of human mating ever undertaken, encompassing more than 10,000 peoples of all ages from thirty-seven cultures worldwide. If we all want love, why is there so much conflict in our most cherished relationships? To answer this question, we must look into our evolutionary past, according to David M. Buss. For in attracting, keeping, and even breaking up with our mates, we are closer to our ancestral forebears than many of us think.