Wybór współmałżonka - aspekt zadaniowy, ewolucjonistyczny i planowy

In this paper the author analyses the developmental, evolutionary and planning aspects of spouse choice. The work refers to Robert Havighurst’s developmental tasks theory, Tadeusz Mądrzycki’s personality theory and the evolutionary psychology theory. According to Havighurst’s theory, failure to achieve such an important developmental task as spouse choice makes the man unhappy, which in turn makes the following developmental tasks even more difficult. Spouse choice should not only be a decree of faith but also a conscious task. The planning aspect of spouse choice is analysed referring to Mądrzycki’s theory, considering such life plans features as the essence, importance degree, conformity to social norms, realism or minuteness of detail. From the evolutionary psychology theory perspective, the short woman’s fertility time has a serious consequence – little time for spouse choice.