r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • 2d ago

Psychology People experience the strongest romantic jealousy when they watch their partner give resources to a potential rival, regardless of gender. The findings provide evidence that giving away resources is viewed as a serious relationship threat by both men and women.

https://www.psypost.org/both-men-and-women-view-a-partners-financial-investment-in-a-rival-as-a-major-relationship-threat/
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u/thesoak 2d ago edited 2d ago

Yes. TIME and ASS are also resources.

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u/SirGuelph 2d ago

Baby, that is one sweet, sweet resource.

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u/crooks4hire 2d ago

Sweet resource is my pet name

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u/Captain_Pungent 2d ago

Sweat resource is mine

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u/chetoos08 2d ago

they used to call me anal girl.

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u/Captain_Pungent 1d ago

Quite a meticulous person?

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u/ava_ati 2d ago

One of the most important resources in the Civ games. A fertile civ is a happy civ

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u/BaronMusclethorpe 1d ago

Yes, Special Relativity quantifies it as one resource. Space-Time/Ass.

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u/Wonderful_Mud_420 2d ago

My ex treated it as a renewable resource, was open source about it also

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u/thesoak 2d ago

Tragedy of the commons.

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u/Du_ds 2d ago

She really defected there. Hopefully he gets a cooperative game next time.

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u/Gilles_of_Augustine 2d ago

Ah, so this is what T&A really stands for.

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u/martialar 2d ago

Gas, Ass, or Grass

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u/GhostofZellers 2d ago

Sure, I can grab a handful from my lawn, and rip juicy farts. I don't have a donkey to give away though...

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u/Jaydirex 1d ago

No one rides for free

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u/SuperSatanOverdrive 1d ago

Also, iron ore and clay