Q&A Episode: Male Psychology, Stoicism, and Choosing to Stay Single

Love Life With Matthew Hussey

Matthew Hussey

Relationships, 971900, Self-improvement, Education, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s Love Life Podcast episode, Matthew and Producer David dig into a big question: Is stoicism helping modern relationships . . . or shutting them down?

They unpack how the pressure to stay “strong” can make men harder on themselves for having emotions, why vulnerability creates deeper connection, and how anxious impulses in early dating can quietly sabotage attraction.

They also break down what helps couples grow together instead of drifting apart, and how sharing what you want—without turning it into a demand—can actually bring you closer.

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0:00.0	There's a lot of like male literature or male focused literature these days on like the power of stoicism.
0:07.0	And I think in some ways one of the unfortunate side effects for men is it makes them even harder on themselves for having emotions.
0:16.0	And a lot of men need to be more emotional or they need to share their emotions more, that would be a healthy
0:22.1	thing.
0:26.6	So I'm back with David today, the producer.
0:29.5	Hello.
0:30.0	You're normally behind the camera.
0:31.3	You're back in front of the camera today.
0:32.7	I'm producing in front of the camera today.
0:34.9	And you are the, you're the, the voice of the audience who want to ask me things,
0:41.3	you know, get frustrated when we move on from a topic before they've had a chance to say
0:45.5	what they wanted to say about it or to challenge me on something or whatever it may be,
0:50.4	even just get clarification.
0:52.0	So you're going to be the person putting me in the hot seat today
0:55.9	the last time we did this people loved it yeah so we're in it for round two we still don't have a
1:00.6	name for this you know some version of grill matt toast matt toast matt if you have a better
1:05.9	suggestion for what we should call this series more from matt whatever let us know podcast at matthewhussy.com
1:12.0	but let's get started i'm curious do you know off the top of your head what your most viewed
1:22.9	video on youtube is i know that the who should pay on a date was that's a big one i think that was the most viral video we ever did i mean I know that who should pay on a date was... That's a big one.
1:28.1	I think that was the most viral video we ever did.
1:31.1	I mean, I know that got released.
1:32.9	Like that, we released that a couple of times.
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