The Dangerous Passion: Why Jealousy Is as Necessary as Love and Sex
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The Dangerous Passion: Why Jealousy Is as Necessary as Love and Sex

David M. Buss
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The author of The Evolution of Desire reveals that jealousy is actually the evolutionary glue that holds couples together. Original.
Genres: PsychologyNonfictionScienceSexualityRelationshipsLoveEvolutionMental Health
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