Rotating Polyandry

Biochemical research points to a natural four-year sexual cycle for the human female. This apparently allows enough time after childbirth for the average mother in a state of savagery to regain her ability to survive with?_out male provisioning. In the absence of any system of marriage, a woman??s natural tendency is to —liberate?? herself from her mate after that point. When her hormones prompt her to reproduce again, she simply takes a new mate.

Feral female sexual behavior is governed by a number of chemicals. The euphoria of infatuation is associated with the stimulant pheylethylamine, naturally produced in the body by erotic attraction. As with other drugs, it is addictive, and people gradually build up a tolerance to it, requiring ever-greater levels to achieve the same effect. Over time, it loses its power over us, and infatuation is replaced by a calm feeling of attachment to our mates. There are neurochemical factors at work here as well. But the feeling of at?_tachment or bondedness is akin to the effect of a sedative or narcotic rather than a stimulant.

Next there are hormones to consider. The sex drive, in both men and women, is linked to testosterone levels. These are, of course, always higher in men; but the difference is greatest in early adulthood when people have traditionally taken their mates. As men age, their testosterone levels gradually decrease; women??s levels rise. Going into their thirties, women get hairier, their voices deepen, and they behave more assertively. And, in the author??s words, —it's also quite common for them to experience a dramatic increase in their desire for other men.?? (Langley cites Theresa Crenshaw??s The Alchemy of Love and Lust and Michael Liebowitz??s The Chemistry of Love on these matters.)

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Rotating Polyandry

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