Men in Their Fifties Who Are Looking for a Long-Term

question 45

Multiple Choice

Men in their fifties who are looking for a long-term mate prefer women in their thirties. Men's preferences for short-term mates, however, remain for women at the age of peak fertility. Why might this be?

• A) Older men may have difficulty attracting dramatically younger women as long-term mates.
• B) Older men are less interested in mates who are similar or compatible.
• C) Older men are generally lower in status than young men.
• D) Modern long-term mating is different from ancestral long-term mating; it requires less compatibility.

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