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Richard Dawkins

“There is bound to be variation in the population of males in their predisposition to be faithful husbands. If females could recognize such qualities in advance, they could benefit themselves by choosing males possessing them. One way for a female to do this is to play hard to get for a long time, to be coy. Any male who is not patient enough to wait until the female eventually consents to copulate is not likely to be a good bet as a faithful husband.”

Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene
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The Selfish Gene The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins
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