Keyword: attraction

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The Privilege and Pain of Physical Beauty Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Kent Robertshaw
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, Identity & The Self

Good-looking people get better parenting, higher grades, and lighter legal treatment. Armand and Dr. Kent Robertshaw, MD, psychiatrist, examine how physical appearance shapes self-worth from infancy onward, why beautiful people face their own insecurities, and how body dysmorphic disorder keeps sufferers chasing fixes that never resolve the underlying wound.

Romance and the Evolution of Courtship Undated

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Love & Romantic Relationships, The Mind & Neuroscience

Why did romance evolve at all? Armand DiMele argues that human courtship rituals grew directly from a biological turning point: females hiding estrus to survive early pregnancies. From firefly flash patterns to candlelight dinners, he traces how that ancient adaptation shaped the whole vocabulary of seduction.

Mating Intelligence and the Love Delusion Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Christine Ulrich, Iris Reiner
Category: Love & Romantic Relationships, The Mind & Neuroscience

Why are humans biologically wired to deceive each other and themselves in love? Armand DiMele unpacks “mating intelligence,” covering how men misread smiles as sexual interest, how women strategically lie about sexual history, and how dopamine-fueled delusion actually helps couples bond. Researcher Iris Reiner and Christine Ulrich join to connect attachment theory and the DRD4 gene to adult romantic security.

The Chemistry of Falling in Love Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Barbara Jessen, Darlene, Demetrius, Jeremy Shockley, Monroe, Tommy Thompson
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, The Mind & Neuroscience

Oxytocin bonds us to partners and tribes, but new research suggests the same chemical that makes us trust also makes us exclude outsiders. Armand DiMele unpacks this paradox, arguing that deep love can quietly shrink a person’s world, and callers share their own experiences of friendships lost to relationships.

The Role of Timing in Love and Life Undated

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Ashley Amell, Lauren Sykes
Category: Love & Romantic Relationships, Personal Growth & Change

Timing shapes who we fall for, which jobs we take, and whether relationships survive. Armand DiMele argues that falling in love is about finding a plus for your minus at the right moment, not destiny. Callers share hard-won wisdom, and the episode touches on psychodrama as a therapeutic tool.