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George Michael was Right (Mostly)

Sex is natural Sex is fun And sex is best when it's one on one Modern people, in general, have a pretty unsophisticated idea of how an actual cave-dweller might have behaved. One stereotype involves the act of sex. Since most people don’t spend their spare time learning about how our prehistoric ancestors became modern humans the way I do, I’ll let you in on a little secret: Fornicating was not a free-for-all back in the day. Sure it was  not  locked down like religions  wish  it were today, but orgies were not common. The more evolved our ancestors became, the more often cave-dwellers coupled up, and that habit helped our species survive. To illustrate, l’d like to tell you more about how I imagine the dating scene to be 40,000 years ago. I’d like to tell you more about Cavegirl Claire. When we last checked in on Claire, she was considering who to pick as her long-term mate. And it was not a simple choice. One of the tactics she might use to narrow the playi