Join us for fun and substantive discussions on how to make human relationships awesome in the 21st century. Now with 30% more wisecracks and tangents! If you've got a brain AND a heart, you're going to like this.
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Join us for fun and substantive discussions on how to make human relationships awesome in the 21st century. Now with 30% more wisecracks and tangents! If you've got a brain AND a heart, you're going to like this.
Special guests Amber and Jessica join us for a jolly conversation about initiating in friendship and in dating. We learn a little bit about the Kardashian family, Jessica's favorite color (leopard print), the fundamentals of being engaging and inviting with pre-friends, the tragedy of mutual interest without initiative, and cultural norms about initiation (the US is more gender-egalitarian about initiation). We discuss research findings on the types of methods of initiation: not surprisingly, direct initiation is most effective, while waiting passively is least effective; men and women can be equally successful at initiating, but men generally prefer direct methods, while women generally favor indirect methods; teasing and joking tend to only lead to short-term flings; having resources comes across as attractive, while flaunting them can be a turn-off; being passive mostly only works for those who are "extremely attractive" (a trait that comes with big advantages AND big disadvantages). That and so much more!
Relawesomeships
Join us for fun and substantive discussions on how to make human relationships awesome in the 21st century. Now with 30% more wisecracks and tangents! If you've got a brain AND a heart, you're going to like this.
