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> We further found that the more sexual partners a woman had had before marriage, the less happy she reported her marriage to be. This association was not statistically significant for men.

This is interesting. It's the only factor in the article that only affects one gender. Are there any studies on why this only affects women?

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This doesn't answer your question but Male and Female are different. As much as we like to make them equal today, it is not possible.

My guess is because woman carry the child. Men do not, so our sexual tendencies differ. Men have the ability (desire, motivation) to inseminate as many as they can. Women need to cohabitate with one to raise the child successfully.

Dropped your fedora there good sir.

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