| Zappykins said: Usually in nature, the more helpless the offspring, the more monogmous the animal. Humans by nature I think are supposed to be together for about 7 years to raise a kid (or longer if they have more kids or choose etc.) Although some people aren't like that. Some people just can't be monogomous and other the oppisite. Then there are a few asexual. |
I guess that could be true, but even in humans there is variety. I read a hypothesis that most peoples who lived in the tropic were polyamorous in their relationships because they focused more on having as many successful offspring as possible rather than nurturing the few they had, whilst people in more temperature latitudes had to be more monogamous in order to give select few children attention. Obviously the later isn't an issue in the modern context, with our relative affluency. Although, I think six adults raising six children (lets say 1 child: 1 adult) would be able to raise said six children more than two adults rasining two, just because they would have more diverse occupations and financial stability by numbers.
