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Why do females become sexually active before they start ovulating and become fertile?

>> No.9135407

>>9135204
Uneducated guess:

At some point in our history we started selecting for more promiscuous females (possibly for social reasons, possibly because we had the wealth of resources to make it possible to do so) and the genes or traits that govern sexuality aren't necessarily the same ones that govern ovulation

Or perhaps when marriage or other, more primitive monogamous pair-bonding practices became popular, females who had more time to build a relationship with their partner before committing to a baby fared better overall.

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9136394

>>9135204
>onset mating: 12
>me still virgin: 21
Fuck this world

>> No.9136523

>>9136394

That's the age the females would start mating. Many males would still be virgins in their 20s.

>> No.9136542

>>9136394

hey at least you don't have herpes or hpv.

look on the bright side.

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9136549

Should science-fiction authors be allowed to write characters with IQs higher than theirs?

One of my favorite mystery authors claims his main character has 170 IQ but the author himself sounds more like a 110-120.

How can a mere 120 imply he has a complete understanding of the mind of a 170 IQ person?

I myself am a 140 and I can't even imagine what a 170 IQ mind is capable of.
It completely breaks my immersion and suspension of disbelief.