Anyone familiar with evolutionary biology knows that traits benefiting the survival of a species tend to become more deeply ingrained over time while those that are detrimental tend to die out. Could the cuckolding desire be beneficial to human survival and therefore be something that developed into our biological programming? My contention is YES.
The ******* kingdom is rife with examples in which the strongest males spread their seed among many females while weaker males are rejected and do not mate. This obviously benefits the gene pool by producing superior offspring. But how does this work for social animals living in groups, like we believe even the earliest humans did? Even though only the strongest and best males would be desired sexually by the females and therefore would mate, the group/tribe would still benefit if the weaker males remain otherwise contributing members of the society (hunting, protecting, rearing children, etc.).
What might induce weaker males to stay on and support females who have sex with stronger, sexier males, even helping to raise their children? Perhaps this is the origin of the desire to be cuckolded. It would be biologically advantageous to the species if somehow the weaker males could become accepting of the shame and humiliation of being judged unworthy to procreate, if it somehow gratified them when the women they love and protect were mated with the studs of the tribe. Such a system would be very biologically efficient for us: the superior males' desire to knock up as many women as possible would be facilitated, the women could enjoy the sexual satisfaction of breeding with the hottest guys while benefiting from the love and protection of the lesser men, and the men unfit to mate could derive a cuckold's satisfaction and therefore learn to live with it.
If we had such programming from our evolutionary past, it might very well manifest itself today in the cuckold lifestyle. I'd love to hear what others think.
The ******* kingdom is rife with examples in which the strongest males spread their seed among many females while weaker males are rejected and do not mate. This obviously benefits the gene pool by producing superior offspring. But how does this work for social animals living in groups, like we believe even the earliest humans did? Even though only the strongest and best males would be desired sexually by the females and therefore would mate, the group/tribe would still benefit if the weaker males remain otherwise contributing members of the society (hunting, protecting, rearing children, etc.).
What might induce weaker males to stay on and support females who have sex with stronger, sexier males, even helping to raise their children? Perhaps this is the origin of the desire to be cuckolded. It would be biologically advantageous to the species if somehow the weaker males could become accepting of the shame and humiliation of being judged unworthy to procreate, if it somehow gratified them when the women they love and protect were mated with the studs of the tribe. Such a system would be very biologically efficient for us: the superior males' desire to knock up as many women as possible would be facilitated, the women could enjoy the sexual satisfaction of breeding with the hottest guys while benefiting from the love and protection of the lesser men, and the men unfit to mate could derive a cuckold's satisfaction and therefore learn to live with it.
If we had such programming from our evolutionary past, it might very well manifest itself today in the cuckold lifestyle. I'd love to hear what others think.