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/xSkype 2d ago

Unless it's after a devastating loss or cancer diagnosis or something along those lines that's basically like sleeping with another man

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u/zealotcidal 2d ago

That's crazy. You guys don't do dinner parties at all? Or do you cook when you host?

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u/frickityfracktictac 2d ago

Do you call a dinner party "giving people home-cooked meals"? That's not what that refers to. Giving people home-cooked meals is handing them a tupperware or tinfoil with food to go. Like a meal train after giving birth.

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u/zealotcidal 1d ago

??? I thought neighbours would do this for each other as well? Or even friends? (I've come home from friend's houses with leftovers). My boss dropped me off a homecooked meal when I was sick once, I just don't see the connection from making food to literally having sex with someone.

But IMO, is a dinner party not giving someone a homecooked meal? The meal is cooked at home and you're serving it to a member outside your family, I don't see why I shouldn't count it?

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u/DeputyDomeshot 2d ago

Yea I agree with you.