Your Mr Faithful...

According to a new analysis of social trends in the Telegraph today, intelligent men are less likely to cheat on their wives because of evolution. Researchers at the London School of Economics and Political Science found that men with higher IQ's place greater value on monogamy and sexual exclusivity in comparison to their less intelligent peers.

Apparently, the researchers couldn't find any evidence to suggest that the results are mirrored in women, which I'm not sure, is a positive result or not? Does this therefore mean that intelligent and less-intelligent women are equally capable of cheating or remaining faithful?

Personally, I don't see why our intelligence levels would have a reflection on how faithful we are to our partners. I think this is determined by our personalities and beliefs and most of all, our conscience. I think anyone is capable of deceit, whether they score high or low in the IQ test, as it is often provoked by methods of persuasion and temptation, which can only be controlled through self-discipline. This is not something that is decided by how brainy we are, surely?

What I would be interested to see is whether this changes with age, perhaps we are more loyal in a relationship once we've settled down with a mortgage or family, simply because we have more commitments and more at stake to lose? Whereas during our youth, we might be more inclined to experiment and explore all avenues prior to settling down with ‘the one'.

Donna