Book · 2015 · Family & Relationships
Mate
Become the Man Women Want
Mate by Tucker Max, Geoffrey Miller has been mentioned in 12 episodes across 1 podcast (6 episodes recommend it and 6 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Chris Williamson (11 episodes) and George Mack (1 episode) on Modern Wisdom (12 episodes).
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Mate, Become the Man Women Want is probably the best men's dating advice book of all time.
Chris Williamson · Modern Wisdom · Apr 2025 Listen at 1:31:44 Questions about Mate by Tucker Max, Geoffrey Miller
Who recommends Mate by Tucker Max, Geoffrey Miller on podcasts?
Chris Williamson (5 episodes) and George Mack (1 episode) have recommended Mate by Tucker Max, Geoffrey Miller on podcasts. In all, 2 people brought it up across 1 podcast.
Which podcasts mention Mate the most?
Modern Wisdom (12 episodes).
Is Mate recommended, or only discussed?
Mate by Tucker Max, Geoffrey Miller was recommended in 6 episodes and discussed without a recommendation in 6 episodes, as of 2026-07-02.
What do people say about Mate?
Chris Williamson on Modern Wisdom (2025-04-05): "Mate, Become the Man Women Want is probably the best men's dating advice book of all time."
When was Mate last mentioned on a podcast?
Mate by Tucker Max, Geoffrey Miller was last recommended on Modern Wisdom by George Mack on 2026-07-02.
What they say about it
- Evolutionary psychology approach“evolutionary psychology inspired dating book for men”3
- Best dating book for men“best men's dating advice book of all time”2
The best things said about it
My kind of go-to for this is a little bit niche, but it's Mate by Tucker Max and Geoffrey Miller, to become the man women want, the evolutionary psychology inspired dating book for men.
If there are guys out there that want to kind of learn the principles of evolutionary psychology for mating, and I think that women should read that book as well.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Feb 2022 Mate, which is about 10 years old, but is probably the best evolutionary psychology informed dating book that exists.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Oct 2025 Mate by Geoffrey Miller and Tucker Max are the two-car garage of dating books for men.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · May 2026 Where and when it comes up
How it comes up
Why people recommend it
Mate by Tucker Max and Geoffrey Miller is an evolutionary psychology-inspired dating and self-improvement guide designed to help men understand modern dating markets and relationship dynamics. The book received immense praise across multiple episodes of Modern Wisdom. George Mack recommended the title as a niche go-to guide for men looking to understand female attraction through the lens of evolutionary principles. William Costello and Chris Williamson frequently highlighted the book as arguably the best dating advice manual ever written for men, praising its holistic approach to personal development. Williamson also suggested that women should read the text to better understand dating market mechanics and praised the collaboration between an evolutionary psychologist and a seasoned party lifestyle writer. During multiple interviews with co-author Geoffrey Miller and other guests like Mark Manson and Hamza, Williamson reiterated that the book serves as an essential foundational guide for modern men navigating the dating world. More recently, Williamson categorized the text alongside other classic manuals as a staple resource for men's self-improvement. Across these discussions, the podcast hosts consistently emphasized the book's unique ability to merge hard science with practical advice for contemporary romance and interpersonal attraction.
Every mention
Chris Williamson Mate, Become the Man Women Want is probably the best men's dating advice book of all time. 11
“That and Mate by Geoffrey Miller and Tucker Max are the two-car garage of dating books for men.”
“And then Jeffrey Miller and Tucker Max did Mate. So the twocar garage for guys. It gets a bit old. It's kind of showing my age weirdly cuz they're both written in the teens or the tens. Uh Mate by Tucker Max and Jeffrey Miller.”
“I read this in, uh, Tucker Max and Jeffrey Miller's book, Mate, which is about 10 years old, but is probably the best evolutionary psychology informed dating book that exists. They said, why does [ __ ] shaming exist”
“Mate, Become the Man Women Want is probably the best men's dating advice book of all time.”
“it seems to me that books like mate by Toca Max and Jeffrey Miller if you've been familiar with that so they basically did this about 10 years ago and they Jeffrey Miller is one of the fathers of evolutionary psychology”
“i think that mate by jeffrey miller and tucker max was a really good attempt at doing that for any of the guys”
“this is one of those things uh a piece of advice that i read in mate by jeffrey miller and tucker max is a lot of the time relationships can begin and the couple are attracted to each other and then if the woman comes off the pill perhaps”
“i learned about that first in mate by uh jeffrey miller and tucker max and they talk about the game theory of shaming so they say that”
“so there's an interesting uh insight i learned from jeffrey miller evolutionary psychologist so his book mate that he wrote with tucker max which should have been so much bigger than it was”
“And then in 2004, he released a book and then in 2013, he released another book called Mate with Tucker Max.”
“the thing that surprised me when i was watching reading mate your book which is [ __ ] dope by the way if there are guys out there that want to kind of learn the principles of evolutionary psychology for mating and i think that women should read that book as well”
“i would add one book in i'm only halfway through it's called mate and it's by jeffrey miller and tucker max and it's an evolutionary psychologist and a guy that's partied for a decade um become the man women want”
George Mack So mine my my kind of go-to for this is a little bit niche, but it's Mate by Tucker Max and Jeffrey Miller.… 1
“So mine my my kind of go-to for this is a little bit niche, but it's Mate by Tucker Max and Jeffrey Miller. to become the man women want the evolutionary psychology inspired dating book for men.”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“primalpoly.com is my website um and probably the best books if you're interested in reading something i've written as uh the mating mind or spent or mate or virtue signaling”
“I did a podcast with Tucker max a couple years ago the mating grounds where it was sort of related to our mate book that was dating advice for young single guys”