Editing Seduction (section)

==== In males ====
Short-term strategies involved in seduction are associated with the [[dark triad]],<ref>{{Cite journal|author=Paulhus, D. L.|author2=Williams, K. M.|name-list-style=amp|year=2002|title=The Dark Triad of personality: Narcissism, Machiavellianism and Psychopathy|journal=Journal of Research in Personality|volume=36 |issue=6|pages=556–563|doi=10.1016/s0092-6566(02)00505-6|s2cid=6535576 }}</ref> however predominantly in males. Short-term strategies are those used by an individual to obtain a mate for a short term sexual encounter.<ref name=":10" /> [[File:The Dark Triad Image.png|thumb|The Dark Triad, proposed by Paulhus and Williams (2002)]]
The [[dark triad]] is made up of three personality traits, [[psychopathy]], [[narcissism]] and [[Machiavellianism (psychology)|Machiavellianism]] and was proposed by [[Delroy L. Paulhus|Paulhus]] and Williams (2002).<ref name=":10">{{Cite journal|author=Jonason, P. K.|author2=Li, N. P.|author3=Webster, G. D.|author4=Schmitt, D. P.|name-list-style=amp|year=2009|title=The dark triad: Facilitating a short-term mating strategy in men|journal=European Journal of Personality|volume=23 |issue=1|pages=5–18|doi=10.1002/per.698|citeseerx=10.1.1.650.5749|s2cid=12854051}}</ref>  The three traits are exploitative in nature and are used for [[Sexual coercion|sexually coercive behaviours]], useful in the seduction process. Typically these three traits are deemed maladaptive for the individual and society. Nevertheless, these traits have been found to be adaptive in an exploitative strategy in short term mating.<ref name=":11" /> Dark triad traits are adaptive for an unrestricted [[Sociosexual orientation|sociosexuality]] and [[Promiscuity|promiscuous]] behaviours.<ref name=":10" /> The three traits are associated with [[impulsivity]], manipulative behaviours and lack of [[empathy]]. These personality traits would be useful in seducing a partner for a short term encounter.<ref name=":11">{{Cite journal|author=Jonason, P. K.|author2=Valentine, K. A.|author3=Li, N. P.|author4=Harbeson, C. L.|name-list-style=amp|year=2011|title=Mate-selection and the Dark Triad: Facilitating a short-term mating strategy and creating a volatile environment|journal=Personality and Individual Differences|volume=51 |issue=6|pages=759–763|doi=10.1016/j.paid.2011.06.025|citeseerx=10.1.1.648.3614|s2cid=12310143 }}</ref> From an evolutionary perspective, these would have been particularly beneficial to our ancestral males who wanted to increase their [[reproductive success]], through seducing many women and therefore increasing their chance of passing on their genes. These particular traits may be used as a tactic for increasing success in mating.

The dark triad traits are seen more in males where the parental investment is lower. Having numerous copulations with many women increases the likelihood their genes will be passed on. Comparatively, a woman has to invest time and a lot of energy in carrying an infant and looking after him/her for many years subsequently.