S6E9 - The Science of Booing Up

In this episode, we dove into a conversation around the laws of nature when it comes to mate selection. Yes, you read that right, mate selection.

This was partly inspired by the work of evolutionary theorist, David Buss on sex differences in choosing a short or long-term partner.

According to Buss, we all create strategies and preferences in mate selection, but these are different for men and women.

Now, many of you will no doubt have your opinions and doubts about modern relationships, gender roles, romance structures and so on. And that's more than expected. 

For instance, you might already know that a person's social status,  financial prospects, age, physical appearance, dependability, stability etc. are some of the factors we consider when choosing partners.

Yes, these phenomena are common knowledge- but the real reason WHY we have these preferences is where the surprise lies.

The fact is we sometimes assume our preferences for short or long term partners are simply down to our personality, culture, or beliefs.

But many of us seem to consistently overlook the complex biological and evolutionary algebra that shapes all of that.

And so we run the risk of making a mess of our decisions when it comes to vetting and making a decision on who we want to be with.

So we sat down with Esi to discuss the science behind mate selection and choosing partners- benchmarking the science with our lives and relationship history to evaluate the fits and gaps.

It ended up being an episode filled with a lot of tea!

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