ABSTRACT
Given that reproduction is at the heart of natural selection, mating decisions are of central adaptive significance. Human mating requires successful navigation of various adaptive issues (e.g., Buss & Schmitt, 1993), and, thus, selection likely has given rise to components of human intelligence that solve issues directly related to mating. There are many such issues, some of which are addressed in various sections of this book. In this chapter, I examine the problem of selecting partners for both long-and short-term relationships.
