The Mating Grounds Podcast

If you've been rejected by lots of women, it's natural to feel bitter. But ultimately, bitterness will only hurt you, no one else. In this episode, Tucker, Geoff, and Nils explain how to reframe your experiences in a way that will help you feel more positive about yourself, and give you tips on how you can better evaluate where you are and what you need to do to attract the women you want.  

As a younger guy, you have a lot to offer to older women. They may be skeptical about you being younger, but there are things you can do to reduce that skepticism. In this episode, Tucker, Geoff, and Nils explain what you have to offer older women, what you need to do to reduce any skepticism about dating a younger guy, how to have short-term and long term relationships with older women, and some things you need to be careful about.

Everyone knows that women are attracted to men with high social status, but what most guys don't understand is that it's possible to display high social status in many different ways, namely through what psychologists call "social proof." Social proof is what people think of you, and your social proof is a key part of your ability to attract women. In this episode, Tucker and Geoff explain why social proof is important, how to raise your social proof by improving your social skills, making friends, adding value to those friendships, and how to utilize those friendships to meet women.

In part two of her interview, Dr. Nicole Prause, Tucker, and Geoff tell you what you need to know about orgasms, the g-spot, the clitoris, the current state of sex research, and what we don't know about sexual physiology.

The street harassment video has caused a lot of controversy, and it's important to understand why. In this video, a woman is recorded walking through New York, and is shown being approached by random men. Why are women offended by how the men in this video act? Is it ever okay to talk to a woman you don't know on the street? If so, how do you do it? In this episode, Tucker, Geoff, and Carin answer all of these questions and more, and Carin gives a valuable perspective of what it's like to be constantly approached by men as an attractive woman.

Increasing your willpower and conscientiousness is one of the best ways to become more attractive to women. This means being ambitious, reliable, a hard worker, planning ahead, having self-control, and being able to get things done. In this episode, Tucker and Geoff explain why willpower and conscientiousness are so attractive, how to increase them, and how to display them in ways that attract women.

Our guest today is Dr. Nicole Prause, a sex researcher from UCLA. In this episode, Dr. Prause, Tucker, and Geoff discuss penis size preferences, what traits are more important than penis size, what traits are less important, and female orgasms.

Having Asperger's or autism can be hard as a teenager, but it does get better.  It won't cripple your social life, you just need to address it. In this episode, Tucker, Geoff, and Carin explain how get better at communication and find women that will appreciate you, and Geoff gives some tips that helped him deal with his own Asperger's and have successful relationships.

A huge percentage of erectile dysfunction is psychological, and if you deal with the underlying issues, you'll be fine. In this episode, Tucker, Geoff, and Nils tell you how to deal with the underlying issues of erectile dysfunction, and give some general tips for fixing the problem.

If you're a narcissist, it's still possible to have quality relationships--you just need to think about other people. In this episode, Tucker, Geoff, and Nils tell you how to minimize the negatives that come with narcissism, how to go from narcissism to true self confidence, and how to connect with people to have quality relationships.

Women find intelligence attractive, but the only way they know about your intelligence is if you show them in ways they appreciate. In this episode, Tucker and Geoff discuss education credentials, signaling intelligence, and how to use your intelligence in ways that women find attractive.

If you're an older guy, you have qualities that younger guys lack, and by displaying those qualities, you can attract younger women. You need to understand what a younger woman wants when she dates an older guy, and act accordingly -- this doesn't mean you need to act younger, but you also don't want to remind her of her father. In this episode, Tucker, Geoff, and Carin explain the importance of style and being in shape, where to meet younger women, how to approach them, and how to show them what you offer that younger guys can't.  

If you're bothered by your girlfriends sexual past, relax. It's a normal reaction, and to deal with it you first need to examine why it bothers you, and then either change the way you think about it, or break up with her. In this episode, Tucker, Geoff, and Carin tell you how to know if you should break up with her or not, how to find out why her sexual past bothers you, and how to reframe it and feel better.

If you failed with women in college, don't get down on yourself; most guys don't actually have much success with women until after college. In college, mating success is mostly determined by social popularity, whereas after college it's determined by other things, like your ability to be a good partner, how motivated you are, and what you're doing with your life. In this episode, Tucker, Geoff, and Carin tell you how to increase your mate value, find women who are a good match for you, and have successful relationships after college.  

Lots of guys have issues with self-esteem, and there are many ways to improve. The best way to feel better about yourself is to do things that make your life better. In this episode, Tucker and Geoff cover most of the major ways to improve your self-esteem, like building relationships, improving your health, doing work you're proud of, and overcoming negative thoughts.

One of the traits that women find most attractive in men is intelligence. There's a huge amount of untapped intelligence potential in almost every guy, and unlocking this potential will make you significantly more attractive. In this episode, Tucker and Geoff tell you some myths about intelligence, why intelligence is attractive, and how you can become more intelligent.

All guys can become more successful with women, they just need to focus on the right things. Charlie Hoehn had some very limiting beliefs early in life that didn't help him with women. In this episode, Charlie tells us about his limiting beliefs and his failures and successes in dating, and through that, Tucker and Charlie explain how to be funny, how to develop confidence, and how to become the most attractive version of yourself.

If the women you find most attractive aren't into you, then the likely explanation is that your mate value is too low for them, or you aren't properly displaying your mate value to them. The good news for guys is that we can raise our mate value pretty easily. In this episode, Tucker, Geoff, and Nils tell you how and when to initiate contact with attractive women, and how to raise your mate value so that you can attract the women that you want.

Is she busy, or not interested? It's important to be able to tell the difference, and the way to do this is by looking at things from her perspective. In this episode, Tucker, Geoff, and Nils give you some tips on understanding how women think, explain how to know if a woman's attracted to you, and tell you the next steps to take if she isn't.  

It may seem hard to meet women in a new city, but even if you're a busy grad student, there are plenty of opportunities. You need to take advantage of being in school and find ways to be around other students, including undergrads.  In this episode, Tucker, Geoff, and Carin tell you how to build a social circle, find new mating markets, and meet more women.