It will be interesting to see if the preferences of 30- and 40-year-olds are different than the 20-year-olds. What we look for in a mate could shift as we get older. |
It's difficult to be diplomatic, to be a good American, where there are all these contradictions. We want to make a good impression about our country, but sometimes we cannot. |
Older, larger females will have had more mating experience. |
We are hypothesizing that some other factor, like predation, could outweigh the benefit of the good genes for older, larger females. |
What this tells us is that females are most likely weighing several different factors when they choose a mate. |