"Mate Poaching" Occurs When

question 3

Multiple Choice

"Mate poaching" occurs when

• A) couples mutually agree to have sex outside their relationship.
• B) both partners make sexual advances to the same person outside the relationship.
• C) a person in a relationship receives sexual advances from outside the relationship.
• D) a single person receives sexual advances from someone in a relationship.
• E) a stalker kills a person's sexual partner to make them available for a relationship.

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