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May 2022
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166: Are Men Less Attracted to “Intimida...

MATTHEW HUSSEY
About this episode

It’s very common that we hear from women who say “men are intimidated by me!”

But what causes this? Is it male insecurity? Do men instinctively get turned off by a woman’s success, income, or assertiveness?

In this episode, Matt and Stephen sit down to talk about how this happens, what it means for our dating lives, and the dating dynamics between men and women.

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