The Mating Grounds Podcast

Making sure you pick a good mating market is probably the single most important choice you make in terms of its impact on your dating success. So it's crucial that you get it right. Luckily Tucker and Geoff are here to walk you through the whole process.

After listening to this podcast, you'll understand why a good mating market is so important, how to choose a city to live in (we'll recommend a few) and where to live in that city, and how to pick specific mating markets that match up with the qualities that you have to offer.

In part two of her interview, Dr. Kristina Durante shares more great, actionable insights from her research and her own dating experiences.

Over the remainder of the discussion Tucker and Dr. Durante will tell you how men's (and women's) mating preferences shift over time, what that means for guys in terms of mating strategy, and why Dr. Durante is turned on when her husband takes the trash out.

If a girl is already in a relationship when you meet her, but she engages you and you want to keep seeing her, then the first thing to do is to be honest with yourself about what you want from her. Do you just want to have sex with her, or do you want a longer-term relationship? Depending on your answer to that question, there are a few different ways this scenario can play out.In this episode Tucker, Geoff and Nils walk you through what you need to be thinking about in each different scenario in order to make the best decisions and get what you want from your relationship with her, whatever that may be.

Long distance relationships are incredibly difficult. As a general rule, they don't work. If you want your relationship to succeed, there are a few key things you need to do to maximize your chances of making it work. Tucker, Geoff and Nils tell you what you need to know, as well as some insights from their own experiences.

A lot of guys are ashamed of some aspect of their sexuality, and this affects their interactions with women. If you are one of them, it's OK, you're not alone. This is common, and there are solutions.

In this episode, we talk through some of the major issues surrounding shame and sexuality, and we'll help you understand some ways to possibly fix the problem.

For sex, men compete for women, but when it comes to dating, women are actually competing for the best guys. If you've implemented our advice so far and have stepped your game up and become one of those "best" guys, then you could be in a position where you have a choice of women to date.

In this episode Tucker, Nils and Geoff tell you what traits to look for in a good long-term partner, why certain traits are important, and how they'll play out in the course of a relationship. Armed with this knowledge you'll be able to choose great women to date.

This interview with Dr. Kristina Durante is your chance to listen to a beautiful, intelligent woman's honest insights into what you can learn not only from her research, but also from her own personal experiences.

After listening to this podcast you'll understand why women like bad boys, which qualities of your own you should highlight to compete with these guys, and why women spend so much time and money buying shoes.

Hooking up at a bar is a numbers game. You just keep trying until you find a girl you like who likes you. But online dating is NOTHING like that, and if you adopt that mindset, you will fail.

To succeed with online dating, whether on Tinder, Hinge, eHarmony or the hundreds of other sites out there, you need to get specific about what makes you attractive, and make sure you display those traits to women who will like them.

With help from previous guest Dr. Carin Perilloux, Tucker and Dr. Miller will help you to crack the code of online dating profiles, and create a page that demonstrates your best traits and attracts the right kind of women for you.

Some girls just want to get high, and are looking for a co-conspirator, but if that's not your thing then it can get awkward between the two of you.

In this Q&A we'll tell you exactly how to handle the situation so that you can defuse the tension and both enjoy yourselves without making her feel judged.

Being very tall presents a couple of challenges. If you're a lot taller than average, you may be good on the basketball court but it can lead to certain challenges when interacting with women.

But if you handle it right, then your height can actually be an advantage. Luckily this is an issue that our own Nils Parker has dealt with. Nils can tell you exactly what he does to make women feel safe around him, and along with Tucker and Dr. Miller's input, you'll learn exactly what to do and how to act in order to signal your softer side while also maximizing the benefits of your height.