Dr David Buss How Humans Select Keep Romantic Partners in Short Long Term

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29 Jul 2024

In this episode my guest is Dr David Buss Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas Austin and one of the founding members of the field of evolutionary psychology Dr Buss describes his work on how people select mates for short and long-term relationships the dynamics of human courtship and mate value assessment meaning how people measure up as potential partners We also discuss the causes of infidelity and differences for infidelity in men and women He explains how people evaluate and try to alter other people s mate value as a means to secure and even poach mates We discuss monogamous and non-monogamous relationships in humans And we discuss what Dr Buss calls the dark triad features common in stalkers and narcissists that relate to sexual and psychological violence in relationships This episode is sure to be of interest to anyone single or in a relationship who seeks to know how people select mates and anyone who is interested in forming and maintaining healthy romantic partnerships Thank you to our sponsors ROKA - a https 3A 2F 2Fwww roka com a - code huberman InsideTracker - a https 3A 2F 2Fwww insidetracker com 2Fhuberman a Headspace - a https 3A 2F 2Fwww headspace com 2Fspecialoffer a Our Patreon page a https 3A 2F 2Fwww patreon com 2Fandrewhuberman a Supplements from Thorne a https 3A 2F 2Fwww thorne com 2Fu 2Fhuberman a Social Instagram - a https 3A 2F 2Fwww instagram com 2Fhubermanlab a Twitter - a https 3A 2F 2Ftwitter com 2Fhubermanlab a Facebook - a https 3A 2F 2Fwww facebook com 2Fhubermanlab a Website - a https 3A 2F 2Fhubermanlab com a Newsletter - a https 3A 2F 2Fhubermanlab com a neural-network Links Dr Buss' New Book When Men Behave Badly - a https 3A 2F 2Famzn to 2F3FThTsG a Dr Buss' Website at University of Texas Austin - a https 3A 2F 2Flabs la utexas edu 2Fbuss 2Fdavid-buss 2F a Dr Buss' Twitter - a https 3A 2F 2Ftwitter com 2FProfDavidBuss a Timestamps 00 00 00 Introducing Dr David Buss 00 04 10 Sponsors ROKA InsideTracker Headspace 00 08 33 Choosing a Mate 00 13 40 Long Term Mates Universal Desires 00 18 31 What Women Men Seek in Long-Term Mates 00 25 10 Age Differences Mating History 00 32 20 Deception in Courtship 00 37 30 Emotional Stability 00 38 40 Lying About Long-Term Interest 00 41 56 Short-Term Mating Criteria Sliding Standards Context Effects 00 46 25 Sexual Infidelity Variety Seeking Un happiness Mate Switching 00 54 25 Genetic Cuckolds How Ovulation Impacts Mate Preference 00 57 00 Long-Term vs Short-Term Cheating Concealment 00 59 15 Emotional Financial Infidelity 01 04 35 Contraception 01 06 22 Status Mating Success 01 10 10 Jealousy Mate Value Discrepancies Vigilance Violence 01 24 13 Specificity of Intimate Partner Violence 01 25 12 Mate Retention Tactics Denigration Guilt Etc 01 27 33 Narcissism Machiavellianism Psychopathy 01 33 25 Stalking 01 39 15 Influence of Children on Mate Value Assessments 01 43 24 Attachment Styles Mate Choice Infidelity 01 46 40 Non-Monogamy Unconventional Relationships 01 54 00 Mate Value Self Evaluation Anxiety About the Truth 02 02 12 Self Deception 02 05 35 The Future of Evolutionary Psychology Neuroscience 02 06 56 Books When Men Behave Badly The Evolution of Desire Textbooks 02 10 42 Concluding Statements Zero-Cost Support Subscribe Sponsors Patreon Thorne Please note that The Huberman Lab Podcast is distinct from Dr Huberman's teaching and research roles at Stanford University School of Medicine The information provided in this show is not medical advice nor should it be taken or applied as a replacement for medical advice The Huberman Lab Podcast its employees guests and affiliates assume no liability for the application of the information discussed Title Card Photo Credit Mike Blabac - a https 3A 2F 2Fwww blabacphoto com a Audio Engineering Joel Hatstat at High Jump Media