pair-bonding is an important mating strategy for humans. Single moms have a tough time raising a kid alone. This is true today, but even more so in our evolutionary past.
Men also benefit from this arrangement, as their offspring are more likely to survive with a father providing them resources.However, life-long monogamy is definitely not in our genes.
In societies where divorce is easy, roughly half of first marriages end with spouses parting ways. Those who don’t—or can’t—divorce somehow endure these unnatural lifelong commitments, and a few even thrive in them.In recent years, more and more people are choosing to forego marriage altogether.
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