One of the most fascinating aspects of human life is how we choose our mates. Animals also choose their mates, sometimes with a great deal of care. Mating systems are important to understand ...

“Did humans evolve like a constantly branching tree? A lot of people think so,” said Milford Wolpoff, a professor of anthropology at the University of Michigan, who was not involved in the study. “But ...

revealed that chimpanzees are losing traditions of male mating gestures. This coincides with declining chimpanzee populations ...

Thus, the needs Maslow (1943) highlighted are foundational motives that guide our human behavior (including dating and mating). Furthermore, those motives were split into prioritized categories.