CONTENTS

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Copyright Notes

1. Introduction: Cupid’s Cognitive Arrow

2. “I’m Too Sexy for This Canvas”: Why Creativity Is Sexy

3. Wanted! Neurotic Mess: The Role of Personality in Mating

4. What’s Your Cue?: Attractiveness and Mate Choice in the Real World

5. Game Plans: The Highly Contextual Nature of Human Mating Strategies

6. “She Totally Wants Me”: In the World of Mating, Biased Perceptions Are Everywhere

7. “I Really Am a Tall Doctor—and of Course I Love You!”: Mind-Reading, Emotional Intelligence, and Deception

8. Do Nice Guys Finish Last?: The Multiple Routes to Mating Success

9. Mating Intelligence Saves the World

Epilogue

Notes

References

Index