Lets talk about the infliction of the desire of an organism to make sure that one's genes is thoroughly passed on to the next generation called mate guarding.
Kangaroos and some other canine species leave the most possessive residue after intercourse, a feminist could ever hate, called copulatory plugs. It is when semen hardens on the outside of one's vaginal tract that prevents other males from getting her pregnant.
Other fly species get their penises cut off and plugged into a females vagina which also prevents her from mating with other males. Some other fly species produce toxins in their sperm. They are quite useful to triumph against other male sperm competing in the "region"
Not so far from these are human forms of mate guarding through cultural inventions like chastity belts, clitorectomies and marriage.
Keeping things impersonal, the feeling of jealousy should make all the sense to you if you understand the concept of mate guarding. The context however is rather quite funny and amusing. You are jealous because you want to secure and guarantee the survival of your genes. The functional aspect of mate guarding as a tool for the survival of genes is a clear distinction from the emotional aspect of human jealousy. This distinction makes all the difference by asking yourself the question "Should I be jealous just because I want to secure my partner's genes?"If you want to play the devil's advocate another question I have is that if jealousy feels true to us, why question it? Well an obvious answer is that just because something feels right does not mean it should be traditionally followed. To go even further, in answering "Why question jealousy if its natural?" is that the natural feeling of jealousy without knowing the context of why we feel that way yet again feels a lot like an encryption of some sort of evolutionary programming.
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4:50 pm Saturday, 28th April, 2018
so where does jealousy fit in? Why do some men get jealous and others not? |
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10:05 am Thursday, 17th May, 2018
I believe there is a major confusion between jealousy and insecurity here. This insecurity is there in all forms of life, every male wants to be top dog !!!Having said this, I agree with you about how we humans want to secure our mate, totally against our animal instincts. I know quite a few couples, where the female, wants to get laid by more and plenty, but will not allow her male partner husband to sow his seed elsewhere. I also know, couples, who want to see the partner husband sleep with another woman, but wont give herself to another man. All forms of insecurity and fine tuned by society and social etiquette, with no bearing to our animal instincts. |
