Why Is Everyone Choosing To Stay Single? - Alex DatePsych - #701
About this episode
Alexander DatePsych is a Neuroscience and Behavioural Science researcher whose work focuses on attractiveness and dating. The modern dating world is a difficult universe to navigate, which has led a lot of people to check out of it completely. But does this make people happier to elect loneliness rather than risk heartbreak? Expect to learn why 50% of men have not approached a woman in the last year, the biggest struggles everyone faces when dating, what misconceptions the world has when it comes to dating apps, whether women actually prefer dad bods, why women initiate more divorces, why the normal guy is actually more likely to get the girl and much more... Timestamps: (00:00) Why Have Men Stopped Approaching Women? (04:10) Do Men Need to Be So Risk-Averse? (09:37) Takeaways From Alex’s Survey on Dating Struggles (15:26) Trying to Correct the Ideology of Incels (19:11) Why Competence is Sexy (25:01) What People Misunderstood About Online Dating (34:45) Women’s Preferences For Dad-Bods (44:50) The Gap in Libido Between Sexes (48:43) Is It Important to Ask About Body Count? (51:30) Sexual Double Standards Between Sexes (55:54) What the Red Pill is Doing to Marriage (1:11:00) Why the Normie Gets the Girl (1:20:39) Do Women Prefer Short-Term Partners? (1:31:22) Why Age Gaps Are Taboo (1:38:40) What’s Next for Alex (1:39:45) Where to Find Alex Extra Stuff: Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman - Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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