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Part -1 

A common statement is that opposites attract. Over millions of years – probably by trial and error – nature has decreed that it is not “opposites” but “complements” that will be attracted to

each other.

The following is the definition of a complement:

1. a) Something that completes or makes perfect.
2. b) Either of two parts or things needed to complete the

whole; counterpart.

Ultimately, the purpose of mating is to bear children but why are there two sexes?

1. A lone sex is easy to destroy as it cannot adapt to changes in the environment. If we consider

unicellular and asexual organisms such as bacteria, we appreciate the problem. Bacteria can multiply rapidly but one lethal adversary, such as an antibiotic, can wipe out the whole colony.

Let us say that offspring were simply clones of an adult female. If this adult has a lethal gene, then all of her offspring will inherit it and they will ultimately perish. Further, if she has a lack of resistance to a particular environmental factor (e.g. Influenza), then an attack of this factor might kill her and all of

her offspring. Hence the increased likelihood of transmission of her genes is greatly reduced.

1. b) Two sexes allow a mixing of genes so that offspring are better adapted to their environment. Good combinations of genes will provide better offspring and bad combinations will lead to poor adaptation of the offspring so that bad traits are bred out.

When complements mate, the offspring will then tend to be of better quality than either of the parents and also, if one parent dies, the other remains to carry on with the upbringing

of children.

Part 2

Avoid these men:

1. If your friends and relatives regard him as a “Creep”. Remember that nature has endowed you with a very strong drive to mate with a man who will give you the best children. Your drive is not necessarily logical. Others around you who do not have the same attraction for this particular man are in a better position to give you logical advice. If your friends tend to avoid this partner, ask them why directly.
2. If he has a history of violence. If he has been violent to others, don’t think he is going to change for little old you!
3. If he has a history of cruelty to animals. If he is cruel to animals, understand that you will ultimately be regarded as just another victim in his eyes.

Protect your children if:

1. You have had a bitter divorce
2. You have been in a violent relationship
3. You have just called off a new relationship

Be very wary of trusting an ex-partner with the care of your children. It is better to have your children cared for by your parents or a girl friend (not your ex partner’s new girl friend). Never introduce children into a new relationship until you are sure that your relationship with this man has a future.

Part 3

Fidelity in marriage has always been something that women are expected to do. Men who sleep around are “womanisers” or “studs”. Women who sleep around are “whores” or “sluts” (there don’t seem to be any male equivalents to these terms).

Up until the 1940’s, the dangers of extra-marital relationships were twofold – the likelihood of pregnancy and the fear of venereal disease. During the 1940’s and 1950’s, two things changed – antibiotics and the contraceptive pill became available. This now allowed women control over their sex lives.

But even in the 1950’s women did not have any financial independence. They were still regarded as chattels of their husbands; they could not take out a bank loan or sign agreements without their husband’s consent. At that time, the progress of a young woman consisted of schooling up to the

legal age required (about 14) then training in shorthand and typing in order to become a business secretary or training to become a nurse. Most women then married about 19 or 20, had a family which they looked after until the children were self-sufficient and then eked the rest of their lives looking after their husbands or doing community work. From the 1960’s onwards, more women extended their education so that more of them became financially independent and their chattel-status diminished. In the 1960’s, the percentage of women entering medical schools was about

10%; in the 2000’s, this percentage has grown to over 50%.

Today, therefore, a woman can be financially independent as well as being mistress of her own sex life. She now has no obligation to be married in order to survive and she can now decide to have the number of children she wishes, when she wishes, without being tied to any one man. In the past,

a married woman could end up with three of four physically or mentally compromised children because of genetic defects related to the one partnership. In the future, women may decide to have children by multiple chosen male partners rather than be limited to one. This would certainly minimise the risk of producing a number of children with the same mental or physical defects.