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Questions for tonight are as follows:

A listener’s husband spends money on certain displays but not others – what does it mean?

How does a 10-year married couple navigate being swingers when one of them no longer wants to do it? 

Why do some men feel guilty or nervous about Valentine’s Day?

Why do romantic partners act surprised when their spouse/partner leaves despite threatening to do so for a long time?

Why does it feel so devastating when a spouse cheats?

Questions today are about:

Influencing children – how does punishment work?

Advice to psychology students who want to learn evo psych in a school that teaches conventional psychology

Phobias like snakes, heights, etc.. are briefly explored

Brief question regarding Big Five personality and how/if those traits can change as we age and gain status.

Sharing evolutionary psychology knowledge in social settings.

Getting cynical from evolutionary psychology – accepting the tragic view of existence.

Listener questions today are:

1.  Pediatrician has overweight child patients that get picked on at school.  Asking for advice on what to tell them. 

2. Job satisfaction – should people select their job based on their own IQ, conscientiousness, and stability?  

3.  Stay-at-home mom has finished raising her kids and now wants to do something that makes her feel productive.  Her family, on the gravy train because of all that she does for them is giving her push back.  She’s a little stuck between starting personal projects & disrupting the family balance.