In this Q&A, we explain how there is no checklist of skills that a “real man” should have. In general, women care much more about your deeper traits.

In Part 7 of The Mate Preview, we explain why women care about a man’s physical health and body shape, and what you can do today to become more healthy.

In Part 6 of The Mate Preview, we explain what women want on a deep biological level and why they evolved to want these things in men.

The guys give Joe feedback on OkCupid & Tinder (see the blog notes), and they give him an exercise to figure out where he wants to go in life and with women so he stops wandering around lost.

In Part 5 of The Mate Preview, we explain how to figure out exactly what it is you want so you can direct your mating efforts to honestly getting that.

In Part 4 of The Mate Preview, we go over the multiple ways women experience the world and dating that are different than how men do and why men need to understand these.

We started The Mating Grounds podcast and site to help guys get better with women. So far, the podcast has done exactly that. Now it’s time for the next level: the book. We present MATE: Become The Man Women Want

Joe reads his crazy inner thoughts from last week. The guys figure out why Joe has these thoughts by exploring his relationship with his mom. Joe learns that every one is dealt a different hand of cards in life and that he has to figure out what his cards are so that he can live a good life with lots of great women in it.

We look at recent studies on mate preferences, brain science, and the latest research from two researchers who we interviewed on the podcast.

In Part 3 of The Mate Preview, we go over confidence, competence, and the sociometer theory, explaining why there are no shortcuts to building true confidence.