This page looks at interesting research that reveals aspects of human pair bonding.

Incidentally, there is no theoretical reason to assume that the processes behind pair-bonding would differ across sexual orientations.

The Myth of the Philandering Man and the Crafty Woman

A Historical-Genetic Reconstruction of Human Extra-Pair Paternity

Low historical rates of cuckoldry in a Western European human population traced by Y-chromosome and genealogical data

High rate of extrapair paternity in a human population demonstrates diversity in human reproductive strategies

Beyond Satisfaction: The Role of Attachment in Marital Functioning

The Ape That Thought It Was a Peacock

Money, Sex and Happiness: An Empirical Study

Young men and women’s implicit attitudes towards consensually nonmonogamous relationships

Life history correlates of human (Homo sapiens) ejaculate quality

An Ethological Study of Camgirls: Plentiful, Sexually Available Virtual Women For Hire

The role of body odors and olfactory ability in the initiation, maintenance and breakdown of romantic relationships – A review

Do women love their partner’s smell? Exploring women’s preferences for and identification of male partner and non-partner body odor

The reasons that prevent people from cheating on their partners: An evolutionary account of the propensity not to cheat

Testing the Affiliation Hypothesis of Homoerotic Motivation in Humans: The Effects of Progesterone and Priming

Relational Motives Reduce Attentional Adhesion to Attractive Alternatives in Heterosexual University Students in China

Open Relationship Prevalence, Characteristics, and Correlates in a Nationally Representative Sample of Canadian Adults

Mate Preferences and Their Behavioral Manifestations

Does a Long-Term Relationship Kill Romantic Love?

A Descriptive Analysis of Sexual Problems in Long-Term Heterosexual Relationships

Quantifying the Sexual Afterglow: The Lingering Benefits of Sex and Their Implications for Pair-Bonded Relationships

Rituals and Nuptials: Relationship Rituals Predict Relationship Satisfaction

The lifetime number of sex partners and sexual satisfaction of young adults: the roles of gender, relationship status, motivation and self-esteem

Sexual motivation and the duration of partnership

The State of Our Unions 2001: The Social Health of Marriage in America: Who Wants to Marry a Soul Mate?: New Survey Findings on Young Adults’ Attitudes about Love and Marriage

Attachment

The Experimental Generation of Interpersonal Closeness: A Procedure and Some Preliminary Findings