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Is Having a Boyfriend Cringe Now? - Rob Henderson

Go see Chris live in America - https://chriswilliamson.live Rob Henderson holds a PhD in psychology from the University of Cambridge and is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute. When did having a boyfriend become cringe? For as long as men have been men and women have been women, finding a partner to share life with has been one of humanity’s oldest goals. So what changed? Why has wanting connection become something to mock, and what can be done to reverse it? Expect to learn why having a boyfriend is now cringe according to TikTok, if anti-natalism is a luxury belief, why girls lose friends when they are in a relationship, why so many serious women in the workforce don’t have children or at least let them slow them down, why men don’t show up in relationships anymore, how modern society is disrupting mate preferences, and much more… - 00:00 Is Having a Boyfriend Considered Cringe? 13:15 The Vicious Rise of Female Intrasexual Competition 26:40 How is Modern Culture Affecting Fertility? 35:43 The Difference Between Male and Female Intrasexual Competition 46:09 Are Successful Women Limiting Other Women’s Reproduction? 54:04 The Reason Women are More Against Abortion Than Men 01:01:01 The Swag Gap: How Confidence and Status Shape Modern Dating 01:16:22 Is Female Solidarity an Illusion? 01:23:25 Where to Find Rob - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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Nov 6, 20251h 24mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 0:00 – 13:15

    Is Having a Boyfriend Considered Cringe?

  2. 13:15 – 26:40

    The Vicious Rise of Female Intrasexual Competition

  3. 26:40 – 35:43

    How is Modern Culture Affecting Fertility?

  4. 35:43 – 46:09

    The Difference Between Male and Female Intrasexual Competition

  5. 46:09 – 54:04

    Are Successful Women Limiting Other Women’s Reproduction?

  6. 54:04 – 1:01:01

    The Reason Women are More Against Abortion Than Men

  7. 1:01:01 – 1:16:22

    The Swag Gap: How Confidence and Status Shape Modern Dating

  8. 1:16:22 – 1:23:25

    Is Female Solidarity an Illusion?

  9. 1:23:25 – 1:24:01

    Where to Find Rob

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