Acknowledgments

I offer tremendous thanks to friends and colleagues who generously provided detailed comments on one or more chapters in this book and the ideas contained in it: Kathy Baker, Rebecca Burch, Courtney Crosby, Patrick Durkee, Maryanne Fisher, Owen Jones, Chelsea Kilimnik, Jaimie Krems, Cindy Meston, Catherine Salmon, Donald Symons, Randy Thornhill, Griet Vandermassen, Keelah Williams, and Paula Wright. Anna Sedlacek was especially generous in providing suggestions that influenced the tone and organizational structure of several chapters. Andy Thompson provided insightful feedback on the entire manuscript. Cristine Legare provided invaluable feedback throughout the process on substance and tone. I also thank scholars whose work has influenced my thinking about sexual conflict through conversations, email exchanges, or written works: Laith Al-Shawaf, Göran Arnqvist, Kelly Asao, Mons Bendixen, April Bleske-Rechek, Kingsley Browne, Nap Chagnon, Tracey Chapman, Jaime Cloud, Dan Conroy-Beam, Leda Cosmides, Helena Cronin, Martin Daly, Richard Dawkins, Joshua Duntley, Judith Easton, A. J. Figueredo, Diana Fleischman, Steve Gangestad, Aaron Goetz, Cari Goetz, Alan Grafen, Martie Haselton, Sarah Hill, Owen Jones, L. E. Kennair, Hanna Kokko, Martin Lalumière, David Lewis, Linda Mealey, Cindy Meston, Monique Borgerhoff Mulder, Geoffrey Parker, Carin Perilloux, Steven Pinker, Locke Rowe, Todd Shackelford, Barbara Smuts, Donald Symons, Nancy Thornhill, Randy Thornhill, John Tooby, Robert Trivers, Margo Wilson, and Richard Wrangham.

Gratitude goes to my wonderful book agent, Katinka Matson, who believed in the importance of this book from its inception. From my publisher Little, Brown Spark, Ian Straus provided insightful suggestions to the introduction and final chapter. My editor extraordinaire, Tracy Behar, brought her formidable talents to bear in spotting lapses in logic and awkward turns of phrase, and ultimately ushering this book to completion.