• People tend to be bad at knowing what they want from a relationship


• Society has it all wrong and gives us terrible advice

→ Society encourages us to stay uneducated and let romance be our guide.→ Society places a stigma on intelligently expanding our search for potential partners. → Society rushes us.

• Our Biology Is Doing Us No Favors

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So given that this is by far the most important thing in life to get right, how is it possible that so many good, smart, otherwise-logical people end up choosing a life partnership that leaves them dissatisfied and unhappy?

And when you choose a life partner, you’re choosing a lot of things, including your parenting partner and someone who will deeply influence your children, your eating companion for about 20,000 meals, your travel companion for about 100 vacations, your primary leisure time and retirement friend, your career therapist, and someone whose day you’ll... See more