Next, the team of scientists examined whether engaging in breakup sex made people feel better about their ex-partner and their ex-relationship. Again, the results depended on one’s gender. Generally speaking, men reported feeling happier after engaging in breakup sex than women, perhaps due to their hedonistic motivations. However, when the scientists asked a similar question in a slightly different way, the results reversed.
The researchers attempted to explain their results through the lens of evolutionary theory. They state, “Although men and women rate enjoying sex equally, sexual strategies theory and parental investment perspectives suggest that engaging in breakup sex for purely hedonistic reasons may be more costly for women than men.” From this perspective, it is not surprising that men were more likely to engage in breakup sex for hedonistic reasons.
However, evolutionary theory could not explain other patterns in the data. For instance, women were no more likely than men to engage in breakup sex for relationship maintenance reasons — something that might be expected from an evolutionary perspective given a woman’s desire to encourage male investment in a relationship. Future research, it seems, will have to look for other explanations to help square the data with the theory.Moran, J. B., Wade, T. J., & Murray, D. R. .
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