90| How Women Compete for Men - Maryanne Fisher

In this episode Maryanne Fisher gives advice on:

- How Maryanne became involved in studying female intrasexual competition: how women compete for each other for men, or to retain the men they have (02:47)

- Synchronizing menstrual cycles when women are around each other (e.g., living together, working together) and its indirect course into social dominance (05:00)

- The types of things women compete for: access to good men or retaining the men they have (07:00)

- Variations in the definition of a "good man" (09:00)

- Research showing that people are more focused on genetics when they are younger (09:28)

- Important traits women use to attract the men they want: their competition tools (10:13)

- The influencers of competition (e.g. gossip) (13:00)

- The correlation between changes in facial expressions and unappealing behavior, and how that diminishes attractiveness (15:23)

- The cycles of a woman's competitiveness (16:47)

- Comparison of competitive trends based on geographical locations, and your local environment (18:05)

- Measures of quality of resources in figuring out the competition and the market (20:10)

- Is there increased competition as a result of women (generally) peaking sexually in their thirties? (22:00)

- Waist to hip ratio (WHR - compares the size of your waist to your hips) in order to identify the "ideal" measure: the attraction of men towards women based on this measure (body mass, physical attractiveness, and the Marilyn Monroe comparison) (24:20)

- Data related to men offering women sex and differences in receptivity (Clark and Hatfield study, see show notes below) (26:40)

- What competition among women means for men in terms of how a man approaches a woman he is attracted to (30:45)

- Best way to connect with Maryanne and learn more about her work (32:26)

- Recommendations for high quality advice (32:45)

- Research regarding women and sexual responses, in terms of their physiology, and the book

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