Intro music: Church of 8 Wheels by Otis McDonald

Time Stamps:
0:00 Intro
1:28 What is “the ideal partner” according to the research?
16:13 Do people actually end up with their ideal partner?
27:16 My clinical perspective
31:40 Reallife applications

References:

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