I was fascinated by thefindings about the evolution of our bodies to have sex a lot and with different partners, as it completely contradicts the evidence found in Why Is Sex Fun, which point to our bodies evolving for monogamy, not against it. I also suggest you read the summary of this book first, because the topic is very controversial. It’s worth investigating a bit, before taking the plunge. Who would I recommend the Sex At Dawn summary to? Women take longer to orgasm and can have sex longer to maximize potential partners for a successful impregnation.

Simultaneously to the creation of marriage and the family,the notion arose that women’s libido is lower than men’s. My wife and I have been married for more than 10 years, but recently our sex drives have gone in different directions. My desire to have sex with her is increasing, but this is not reciprocated. She has said we can have sex only at the weekend, but that it should not be planned as she prefers spontaneity. Given that we have two children with lots of hobbies and activities, as well as our own interests, the opportunities for even planned sex are limited . I find myself getting tense at the thought of no intimacy and it can feel quite stressful as the weekend progresses. Any suggestion that we could do it on a weekday is immediately rejected. I love my wife deeply and find her even more attractive than when we met. But this situation is very difficult and I am not prepared to have an unsatisfying sex life for ever .Those who had more land, or a bigger farm, were more prosperous. The tendency to try and own as much as possible brought out greed and jealousy in humans.

Maybe the most important point of the book is this: Don’t take sex so seriously, see it as the biological impulse it is and respect that your sometimes odd sexual behavior is a remnant of the past.Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2022-04-30 06:07:39 Associated-names Jethá, Cacilda Autocrop_version 0.0.12_books-20220331-0.2 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA40455124 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier The switch from our ancestors’ sexual “sharing is caring” mentality in their hunter-gatherer-tribes occurred once we started to settle down and farm our own food. Because of men’s high testosterone levels and their (especially today) often competitive behavior around women, the message we receive in public and the media is that women are prudes and less hungry for sex. I do not agree with the message of Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality. But that doesn’t mean I didn’t learn from it. However, in spite of it mainly promoting polygamy, it also makes some amends. The book does say we must not confuse sex and love, since they are 2 distinct things.