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Additionally: More sexual partners can plainly be interpreted as either:

  - Polyamory
  - A long series of failed monogamous relationships

That's assuming age is constant.

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It could be a long series of successful monogamous relationships. Not all good relationships last a lifetime.

That's true. All relationships end with either death or a breakup, but just because it ended doesn't mean it wasn't good while it lasted.

Damn, human interaction is so nuanced. >:\

Or a long series of failed polyamorous relationships...

Well said. The article's title makes it sounds like "more" is somehow good or desirable, but really, the "more" referred to here is likely just a series of failed relationships, which nobody wants. If you look at it from this perspective, it sounds like the "altruistic people" described by the article are actually getting the short end of the stick.

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