IgnoredOne
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A thought that has been musing to me - how do people feel about stepchildren with partners not their own? Does it change if they have children of their own, versus not having any children of their own?
I have this image that while people attempt to be genial to be socially acceptable, biologically there would be an innate motivation to find stepchildren uncomfortable as they would be in nature, competitors for attention and affection without having one's personal genetic contribution.
If this theory holds true, then individuals will also have more affection for nieces and nephews as they have partial genetic connection, while having avid dislike of children they have no genetic connection whatsoever, as in nature it actually often leads to infanticide under the idea that the partner becomes somehow more fertile again after the removal of original children that would cause distraction/devotion.
Admittedly, evolutionary biology is only partially applicable to humans, but I am curious if there are any feelings to such an effect?
I have this image that while people attempt to be genial to be socially acceptable, biologically there would be an innate motivation to find stepchildren uncomfortable as they would be in nature, competitors for attention and affection without having one's personal genetic contribution.
If this theory holds true, then individuals will also have more affection for nieces and nephews as they have partial genetic connection, while having avid dislike of children they have no genetic connection whatsoever, as in nature it actually often leads to infanticide under the idea that the partner becomes somehow more fertile again after the removal of original children that would cause distraction/devotion.
Admittedly, evolutionary biology is only partially applicable to humans, but I am curious if there are any feelings to such an effect?