Cross-sex friendships blur into courtship

In this evolutionary psychology debate, we explore:

- Why women feel much more negatively towards young men than young men feel about them.

- Why men are more often demonised and women are seen as victims.

- How differing political views are quietly becoming one of the biggest relationship dealbreakers for young people.

- and much more...

Guests

- Freya India is a writer and journalist focused on female mental health and modern culture.

- William Costello is a psychology researcher and Ph.D. student specialising in evolutionary psychology.

- Dr. Tania Reynolds is an Assistant Professor in Psychology at the University of New Mexico.

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Timestamps:

(0:00) Why Are Modern Women So Angry? (8:50) Do Most Women Lean to the Left? (15:37) The Rise of Male Looksmaxxing (21:10) Why Men and Women Have Different Preferences (32:38) ADoes Insecurity Make Us More Extroverted? (35:33) How Women Adapted So Well to the Modern Workplace (38:36) Are Male Mental Health Incentives Actually Pushing Against Opening Up? (53:26) The Hidden Rise of Benevolent Sexism (59:33) Do Women Find Aggression Attractive? (01:07:44) What Sex Dolls Reveal About Male Desire (01:14:10) Who Resents the Opposite Sex More? (01:19:15) Do Men Get the Ick Too? (01:21:58) Why Privileged Women Feel More Pessimisti (01:25:15) Can Men Be Victims Too? (01:28:20) Why Attractiveness Is the Ignored Privilege (01:32:59) Should You Be Friends Before Dating? (01:39:11) Is Effortless Beauty More Attractive? (01:45:04) Where to Find Everyone

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