372: Love, Lust, Lies & Lost Motivation

Evolutionary psychologist, Doug Lisle, PhD discusses listener questions with co-host, Nathan Gershfeld. 0:00 Teaser Clips & Intro 01:45 Q1: Dating broke, unmotivated men in my 70's 13:40 Q2: Reparations: Trade, Force, or Fraud? 28:10 Q3: Daughter likes Bad Boys, but Mom and Dad want her to date the Dull Nice Guys 38:23 Q4: Searching for…

371: Evo Psych Didn’t Ruin Anything, You’re Just Focused on the Scary Part

0:00 Teaser Clips & Intro 02:42 Q1: Listener struggles with finding meaning and motivation after embracing an evolutionary-psychology worldview that feels deterministic and uncomfortable. 7:03 The start of psychotherapy 17:00 Life problems are competitive 33:10 You're not better off not knowing about human nature 49:07 Everybody knows the truth, deep down 1:05:04 Final thoughts Q1:…

370: Chasing vs. Coasting: Why the Dynamics Change for Both Sexes

Evolutionary psychologist, Doug Lisle, PhD discusses listener questions with co-host, Nathan Gershfeld. 0:00 Teaser Clips & Intro 01:51 Q1: Are men destined to hold more power in relationships due to women being the higher investment party? 09:23 What are relationships? 18:08 Are women the only ones who need affirmation & esteem signals? 34:30 What do…

369: Love – The Glue Between Anxious Women and Wandering Men

Evolutionary psychologist, Doug Lisle, PhD discusses listener questions with co-host, Nathan Gershfeld. 0:00 Teaser Clips & Intro 02:25 Q1: When Neuroticism Sees the Breakup Coming Before He Does 11:25 Small Adjustments vs Sudden shifts 20:30 Analyzing key parameters 36:20 Q2: Pair Bonding: Nature's Anti-Chippy Software Update 45:15 Final thoughts Q1: I am a female scoring…

368: Great Romance vs. Great Regret… PLUS: Can the “Least Attractive” Still Be Happy?

Evolutionary psychologist, Doug Lisle, PhD discusses listener questions with co-host, Nathan Gershfeld. Teaser Clips & Intro Q1:  Married for 20 years but never loved him Using the written word to express yourself …

367: Emotional Affairs: A Modern Problem in an Ancient Brain

Evolutionary psychologist, Doug Lisle, PhD discusses listener questions with co-host, Nathan Gershfeld. Teaser Clips & Intro Q1:  Emotional Affairs – Is there such a thing? Is this a modern phenomenon? Human Love…

366: Closing an Open Loop – Friend Disappeared 17 years ago

Evolutionary psychologist, Doug Lisle, PhD discusses listener questions with co-host, Nathan Gershfeld. Teaser Clips & Intro Q1:  My friend went missing 17 years. How can I get closure? Getting familiar with different…

365: Hustle Culture, Burnout, and the Evolution of Self Esteem

Evolutionary psychologist, Doug Lisle, PhD discusses listener questions with co-host, Nathan Gershfeld. Teaser Clips & Intro Q1: Do we call people lazy to excuse ourselves or to change them? Q2:If goals bring esteem, why so…

364: Marriage: Nature’s Most Optimistic Mistake?

Evolutionary psychologist, Doug Lisle, PhD discusses listener questions with co-host, Nathan Gershfeld. Teaser Clips & Intro Q1: What factors can predict divorce? The Love Instinct Q2: If marriage reduces effort to…

363: Too Anxious to Relax, Too Average to Admire?

Evolutionary psychologist, Doug Lisle, PhD discusses listener questions with co-host, Nathan Gershfeld. Teaser Clips & Intro Q1: Too neurotic to ever feel truly calm? Recommending an expert in anxiety & OCD Q2:…