'Nevertheless'

Hmmmm.

"Nevertheless" is what we say when we indicate an exception.

Exception to what? Just read the prior paragraph.

"Although, scientists discuss the evolution of monogamy in humans as if it is the prevailing mating strategy among Homo sapiens, only approximately 17.8% (100) of 563 societies sampled in Murdocks Atlas of World Cultures has any form of monogamy. Therefore, genetic monogamy appears to be extremely rare in humans, and social monogamy is not common, often reduc[ing] to serial polygyny in a biological sense. This means that monogamy is not now and probably never was the predominant mating system among the hominid lineage."

"Hardwired" is a term referring to things which are biologically built in, and therefore dominate.

Finding "evolutionary" explanations for a rarities is worthwhile; but it doesn't make them common enough to argue that biology compels us.

Oh, and BTW, I wasn't discussing Limerance, because Limerance isn't a part of the chemistry of Romantic Love. If you read Tennov's work, you'll find that Limerance is a reaction to the perception of unavailability and uncertainty. The dependence fostered by Limerance can linger for years; so long as the perception remains. Whereas the feelings produced by Romantic Love in people, while more stable and healthy, aren't perpetual.

Serial Monogamy and infidelity show that what we want and how we feel are two different things.

"How else would humans be biologically driven to stay together if not for an emotional investment?"

Biological drives have everything to do with reproductive success in passing along genes until they can reproduce themselves in another. Emotional satisfaction is not necessarily a factor.

Hence the conflation of what is and what we wish it were. But while a comforting myth may give us temporary satisfaction, it's collapse gives us pain that it avoidable if we only chose not to believe in the myth that "true love" is eternal.

Dante