Rejection Hurts: The Effect of Being Dumped on Subsequent Mating Efforts

Many of the qualities that people seek in a long-term partner are not directly observable. As a consequence, information gathered through social learning may be important in partner assessment. Here, we tested the hypothesis that finding out potential partners were rejected by their last partner wou...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Christine Stanik, Robert Kurzban, Phoebe Ellsworth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-10-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/147470491000800410