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Qualities desired in a marriage partner Qualities desired in a marriage partner  Qualities desired by men and women include (1) is able to invest re-sources in her and her children, (2) is willing to invest resources in her and her children, (3) is able to physically protect her and her children, (4) is willing to physically protect her and her children, (5) will show good parenting skills, and (6) will be sufficiently compatible in goals and values to enable strategic alignment without inflicting too many costs on her and her children (Buss, 1994). Women and men generally wanted the same characteristics, which included a partner who is intelligent, kind, understanding, dependable, and healthy. However, woman more than men, desired to have a partner that could give them a stable economic future. Men on the other hand, had a longing for a partner that was good looking, and that was physically attractive to them.

Jealousy and Mate Guarding Jealousy is an emotion that is activated whenever there is a threat to a valued relationship (Daly et al., 1982). There are various actions that occur, that could potentially make a partner feel threatened or jealous. Losing a partners sexual, financial to someone else. Threats can also come from within the relationship, if one of the partners wants to leave, or has lost their interest in the other person, this could eventually pose a threat. Infidelity plays a big part in many relationships. A father might not be 100% sure if his child is his, while the mother will always know their child is theirs. Men, more than woman tend to be more affected by signs of sexual infidelity.

An Exploitative short-term mating strategy: The Dark Triad is made up of 3 different aspects which are Machiavellianism, subclinical narcissism and subclinical psychopathy. When it comes to mating strategies and the dark triad, they correlate by creating what is considered an exploitative short-term mating strategy. Machiavellianism can be related to being promiscuous, and sexually coercive behavior (McHoskey, 2001). Subclinical narcissists usually have unrestricted socio-sexuality (Foster et al., 2006) and higher levels of infidelity (Campbell, Foster, Finkel, 2002a). Narcissists have an easier time finding and starting new relationships, without considering them long-term, which could turn into an exploitative short-term relationship. These three components that make up the Dark Triad, have shown over time how someone who could be associated with these traits would link them to short-term mating.