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Evolutionary biology holds the keys to understanding modern dating, attraction, and relationship dynamics. In this episode of Daily Practice with Benita, we explore how reproductive asymmetry and parental investment theory shape our mate preferences—and how awareness can transform these primal patterns into a conscious, sacred connection.

🔍 What you'll learn:
• Why women evolved to be more selective, seeking partners with resources, protection, and stability
• Why men prioritize youth and fertility signals—think “Leonardo DiCaprio effect”
• How strip clubs reveal core truths about sexual selection and value exchange
• The biological roots of male jealousy (paternity uncertainty & mate guarding)
• The emotional and economic roots of female jealousy (resource redirection)
• Why age-gap relationships may have evolutionary logic—but ethical complexity
• How the mismatch between erotic desire and domestic stability challenges modern marriage
• What Esther Perel teaches us about passion, safety, and the human longing for more
• How understanding our instincts can help us love from choice, not just chemistry

Whether you're navigating dating, long-term love, or inner conflict, this episode will help you decode what’s driving attraction and jealousy—and how to meet it with clarity and compassion.

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📚 Research References & Sources

1. Buss, D. M. (2003). The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating

2. Trivers, R. L. (1972). Parental Investment and Sexual Selection

3. Buss, D. M. (2000). The Dangerous Passion: Why Jealousy Is as Necessary as Love and Sex.

4. Goetz, A. T., & Shackelford, T. K. (2006). Mate guarding in humans: Evidence of its evolutionary function
 

5. Gangestad, S. W., & Simpson, J. A. (2000). The evolution of human mating: Trade-offs and strategic pluralism
 

6. Perel, E. (2006). Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence

 

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