Galloway: In 80% of long marriages, the man was initially more interested
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Scott Galloway discusses mating dynamics, arguing that in long-term marriages, men usually expressed initial interest and had to demonstrate excellence over time.
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“If you talk to people who've been married longer than 30 years, 80% of them say one was much more interested in the other at the beginning, and it was always the man was more interested in the woman.”
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