The likelihood of a female engaging in extra-pair copulation significantly decreases when the female reaches menopause. Women tend to seek male extra-pair copulation partners with the intention of cuckoldry. This can be surmised by the tendency for women to seek extra-pair copulation during ovulation, as well as the tendency for women to choose men with more masculine features and physical prowess—traits that signify strong genetic fitness—for their extra-pair copulation partners.
After menopause, the menstruation cycle and ability to conceive disappear. With the instinct to cuckold and/or find an alpha male to procreate with removed, the desire and frequency of extra-pair copulation in women will significantly decrease.
Cuckoldry is a long-term strategy employed exclusively by females of a species to procure the strongest genes available from the most suitable short-term mate, while having the offspring raised and cared for by the most suitable long-term mate.
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[...] Women tend to seek male extra- pair copulation partners with the intention of cuckoldry. This can be surmised by the tendency for women to seek extra-pair copulation during ovulation, as well as the tendency for women to choose men with more masculine features and physical prowess—traits that signify strong genetic fitness—for their extra-pair copulation partners. After menopause, the menstruation cycle and ability to conceive disappear. With the instinct to cuckold and/or find an alpha male to procreate with removed, the desire and frequency of extra-pair copulation in women will significantly decrease. [...]
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