Our Lives Matter S1E36: The Biology of Attraction

Our Lives Matter

Aug 01 2024 | 00:18:38

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Show Notes

Men and women each have their own ways of reproducing physically. That means we have different instincts for reproducing. Part of our reproductive instincts are instincts for being attracted to people who have qualities we need in a mate. Women are attracted to men who seem like they’d be good fathers, and men are attracted to women who seem like they’d be good mothers. We have different reasons for being attracted to each other because we have different ideas about what the other person needs to be a good mother or father, and we can imagine having different kinds…

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