preferential mate choice
2 episodes mention this concept
hubermanlabOct 2, 2025The Evolutionary Psychology of Human Mate Selection: Short-Term vs. Long-Term Strategies, Deception, Jealousy, and Conflict
RelationshipsSexual Selection TheoryIntrasexual CompetitionPreferential Mate ChoiceLong-Term Mating Strategies- hubermanlabNov 29, 2021
The Evolutionary Psychology of Human Mate Selection: Strategies, Sex Differences, and Deception with Dr. David Buss
PsychologyEvolutionary PsychologySexual SelectionIntrasexual CompetitionPreferential Mate Choice
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- intrasexual competition
- attachment phase of love
- long-term mating strategy
- waist-to-hip ratio
- incels
- reproductive biology asymmetry
- mate choice copying
- mate-choice copying
- the dark triad (narcissism, machiavellianism, psychopathy)
- deception in mating
- pair bonding
- fertility cues
- mate retention functions
- concealed ovulation
- sexual selection theory
- intimate partner violence
- short-term mating strategies
- short-term mating strategy
- infatuation stage of love
- sex differences in mating