I’ve Researched Female Desire For 20 Years... Why Women Choose Certain Men

<p>Dr. Catherine Salmon is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Redlands and an evolutionary psychologist who has spent over two decades studying erotic fiction, pornography, and female sexuality. She's the co-author of <em>Warrior Lovers: Erotic Fiction, Evolution and Female Sexuality</em> and <em>The Secret Power of Middle Children</em>, and her research explores what romance novels and porn — the private products billions of people consume — reveal about the evolved mating psychology of men and women.</p><p>In this episode, we discuss:</p><p><br />(1:56) What Romance Novels Reveal About What Women Really Want<br />(2:59) Why Romance Novel Heroes Are Always "Capable" Alpha Men<br />(6:18) Is Attraction to Wealth Learned or Evolutionary?<br />(12:17) Bad Boys vs. Nice Guys: The "Dad or Cad" Theory<br />(16:38) Why Romance Is About Long-Term Mating and Porn Is About Short-Term<br />(19:52) How Birth Control Changed Women's Short-Term Mating<br />(32:48) Why Being "Chosen" by a High-Option Man Matters So Much<br />(42:46) The Hidden Tests Women Use to Screen Men<br />(43:37) The Gladiator Frog: Nature's Version of a Commitment Test<br />(50:12) How Porn Is Becoming a Coping Skill for Anxious Young Men<br />(54:53) Do Dating Apps Create a False Illusion of Abundance?<br />(1:02:42) What Is "Mismatch Theory"?<br />(1:10:44) The Link Between Absent Fathers and Earlier Puberty<br />(1:18:01) Why Middle Children Make the Most Loyal Partners<br />(1:23:52) What Men and Women Misunderstand About Each Other</p><p>Learn more about Dr. Catherine Salmon here:<br />Website: <a href="https://www.redlands.edu/faculty-and-staff-directory/psychology/catherine-salmon" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.redlands.edu/faculty-and-staff-directory/psychology/catherine-salmon</a><br />Books: Warrior Lovers: Erotic Fiction, Evolution and Female Sexuality: https://a.co/d/039nhjPpThe Secret Power of Middle Children: https://a.co/d/03p2WXhQ<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Watch this on Youtube: https://youtu.be/VuJeYaForIA</p><p><br /></p><p>📸 Connect with us on IG: <a href="https://instagram.com/growthminds.podcast" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://instagram.com/growthminds.podcast</a></p><p>Made possible by: Jumpspeak: ⁠<a href="https://www.jumpspeak.com%E2%81%A0" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.jumpspeak.com⁠</a></p><p>Follow Sean Kim<br />Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/heyseankim/?hl=en" rel=