David Buss

"We evaluate potential mates based on criteria that reflected adaptive problems."

"Sexual selection has shaped human psychology as profoundly as natural selection."

"The capacity for strategic marriage represents one of humanity's great achievements."

"We must look beyond culture to understand the universal elements of human nature."

"Attractiveness is not arbitrary; it reflects observable differences in health and quality."

"The mechanisms of jealousy serve to keep partners invested in relationships."

"Our ancestors faced choice architecture that shaped the way we make decisions today."

"The human capacity for deception and deception detection co-evolved together."

"We inherit psychological mechanisms calibrated to ancestral environments."

"The signs of fertility matter in mate selection across cultures and centuries."

"Cooperation emerges when individuals benefit from reciprocal exchanges."

"The psychology of love contains both universal and culturally variable elements."

"We must understand ourselves as evolved beings to navigate modern challenges."

"The capacity for shame evolved because it regulates behavior in social contexts."

"Our preferences reveal what our ancestors needed for survival and reproduction."

"The human mind contains solutions to problems faced millions of years ago."

"We seek security in relationships because security provided reproductive advantages."

"The signs we value in partners correlate with their ability to contribute to offspring."

"Strategic intelligence evolved because individuals benefited from outmaneuvering rivals."

"The family structure reflects millions of years of selection for parental investment."

"We experience emotions as signals about the state of our social relationships."

"The capacity for altruism evolved because it solved problems in ancestral groups."

"Our moral intuitions sometimes conflict because they evolved to solve different problems."

"The selection of mates represents one of the most consequential decisions humans make."

"We are motivated by ancestral concerns even when they no longer serve us."

"The human mind excels at solving problems related to social competition and cooperation."

"Age and fertility are linked in ways that shaped human mating psychology."

"The capacity for loyalty evolved because it facilitated group success."

"We evaluate potential partners based on visible indicators of reproductive value."

"The mind contains specialized mechanisms for managing different types of relationships."