Men Don’t Actually Want “Younger”—They Want This (opens in new tab)

This is a short clip from the full podcast episode with Debra Lieberman, professor of psychology and evolutionary psychologist, and co-author of Objection: Disgust, Morality, and the Law. In this segment, we unpack a common dating myth: that men are simply attracted to “younger and younger” women. Drawing on evolutionary psychology, Lieberman explains why attraction actually clusters around a fertility “sweet spot”—and why teenage boys often find slightly older girls attractive, while those ...