That’s according to researchers who found that men suffer as the impact of the loss “sinks in” and they have to start “competing” all over again for a significant other.
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Craig Morris, research associate at Binghamton University, says the differences boil down to biology. Women have more to lose by dating the wrong person, and so are better at accepting a relationship is over and selecting a new partner.
“Put simply, women have evolved to invest far more in a relationship than a man,” Morris said. “A brief romantic encounter could lead to nine months of pregnancy […] while the man may have ‘left the scene’ literally minutes after the encounter.”
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