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#432 - Geoffrey Miller - An Evolutionary Psychologist's Dating Advice

Modern Wisdom

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What Are the Characteristics of a Man?

What are the typical traits that people enjoy? Some one doesn't understand sexual selection from a fitness signalling perspective. On max and i wrote that mate book, we put a lot of emphasis on just overall competence. If you look like you're capable of defending some one, then that's attractive. And i think a lot of it just boils down to that,. Like water, the physical cues that that mean he'd be a good bet for a long term mate who's capable of having kids, providing for them, protecting them, and ah, you know, helping them grow.

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