lethal_rads t1_j6lgx8w wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:58 AM

Reply to comment by Pokemonobsessedlesbo in ELI5 - why are bonded pairs okay in animals but not humans? by Pokemonobsessedlesbo

Internal instincts are species dependent. The social interactions of some species do not inherently extend to other species. Pair bonding is hardly universal as well. Numerous species don’t pair bond. So given these two things, why would it be normal for humans.

Pokemonobsessedlesbo OP t1_j6lj9t2 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:19 AM

Yes I already said that in another comment. But to say no instincts translate to basic Survival, or are more common in mammals would be wrong. Even more so if we start looking at specific classifications, youll obviously start seeing more in common. I never state which instincts I thought humans had. But to say any of our instincts don’t have a commonality with at least one other animal species would be wrong.