Female Orgasm, Mate Choice, and Relationship Investment

Is the female orgasm just a happy accident — or does it actually have an evolutionary purpose? In this episode, we dive into surprising research that tests why female orgasm exists: Is it a way to pick the right partner? To build deep emotional bonds? Or is it just leftover biology from how the male body evolved? Scientists compared two big ideas: the adaptation view (orgasm helps with mate choice and bonding) and the by-product view (orgasm has no real purpose). Through creative studies using real-world relationship scenarios, researchers looked at how often women orgasm in short-term versus long-term relationships — and how that affects love, satisfaction, and even how much effort men are willing to put into the relationship. Join us as we explore how deep our instincts run — and how love, sex, and evolution are all tangled together in the brain.