HOW GOOD ARE
THE POSSIBILITIES
Historian-philosopher Bertrand Russell was mere-
ly reporting the history of human mating when he
wrote: \"Man is not a solitary animal.\"
Since Biblical times (and probably before)， men
and women have sought the comfort and com-
panionship of the opposite sex ~ for one reason or
another， the first mate disappeared， there were
often new alliances. So remarriage， or whatever it
was ~lled in the particular milieu， has been an in-
tegral part of the fabric of many cultures since time
immemorial.
Perhaps the methods of choosing mates -- first，
second and even third -- were different in other
eras， but today s mating games are played out in
numerous arenas and under many circumstances
much different from the selection processes of the
past. I doubt if anyone in western cultures now fol-
lows the Biblical injunction that a man marry his
brother s widow; nor does a father choose his
daughter s bridegroom.
Maybe empire and politics still have a role in some
instances (the few surviving monarchies， for ex-
ample)， but even that idea is being relegated to his-
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