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#838 - Dr Paul Eastwick - What Do People Really Want In A Partner?

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.74.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Dr Paul Eastwick is a psychologist, professor, and a researcher. What do people actually want in a partner compared to what they say they want? Paul is the lead author on largest study of its kind which was just released breaking down exactly this question. Expect to learn the #1 trait people actually look for in a partner, how well people know what they want, what Ideal Partner Preference-Matching is, the biases that affect mate evaluation, the sex differences in stated vs. revealed preferences, whether big data could improve dating app matching and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

What's happening people? Welcome back to the show. My guest today is Dr Paul Eastwick. He's a psychologist, professor, and a researcher.

0:08.0

What do people actually want in a partner compared to what they say they want? Paul is the lead author on one of the largest studies of its kind,

0:16.0

which was just released, breaking down exactly this question.

0:19.6

Expect to learn the number one trait people actually look for in a partner how well people

0:24.5

know what they want what ideal partner preference matching is the biases that

0:29.8

affect mate evaluation the sex differences in stated versus revealed preferences, whether

0:34.7

big data could improve dating app matching, and much more.

0:39.9

A lot of uncomfortable insights today as our very publicly acceptable proclamations about what

0:49.2

we want, supposedly, and a partner are ripped away from our eyes and the harsh reality comes in to smash it in the face.

0:56.1

Really interesting, fascinating stuff. The study is massive and very impressive and

1:01.7

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