Why You Should Stop Being Mr. Nice Guy - Conversation with Dr. Robert Glover

TIMESTAMPS: 

00:00 - Introduction 

02:43 - Who is Mr. Nice Guys? 

06:42 - The Two Categories of Nice Guys 

12:45 - Why Nice Guys Are Not Self Aware? 

14:08 - I'm So Good vs. I'm So Bad Nice Guy 

16:03 - The Victimization Paradigm 

22:25 - What is Borrowed Function and Why it Destroys Relationships 

27:44 - The Origins of The Nice Guys Syndrome Explained 

36:01 - Why No More Mr. Nice Guy is Relevant Today More Than Ever 

40:16 - Gender and The Identity Crisis 

49:17 - How Nice Guys Use Covert Contracts in Relationships 

54:55 - The Problem With Seeking Women's Approval 

58:49 - Sex As a Form of Approval From Women 

60:01 - How To Change and Stop Being Mr. Nice Guy? 

69:11 - Why Building Strong Relationships With Other Men is Important 

71:36 - How to Date Better? 

78:51 - How to Gain Confidence With Women? 

80:39 - Who is The Integrated Man (The Recovered Nice Guy) 

82:19 - Dr. Robert Glover's Book And Movie Recommendations

LINKS TO DR. GlOVER’S BOOK AND MOVIE RECOMMENDATIONS: 

BOOKS: 

The Odyssey by Homer - https://www.amazon.com/Odyssey-Homer/dp/0393089053/ref=asc_df_0393089053/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312009759033&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8696806884140797220&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9028776&hvtargid=pla-386229716788&psc=1&mcid=e0774ce9a4a038eb9c7446552cdb1386&gclid=Cj0KCQiAwP6sBhDAARIsAPfK_wa9aaQNR-p9VC5xblkh0w6fSNOs2JpXxpEW2UROoKwEK24qRF8fy6oaAicOEALw_wcB 

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk - https://www.amazon.com/Fight-Club-Novel-Chuck-Palahniuk/dp/0393327345 

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway - https://www.amazon.com/Old-Man-Sea-Ernest-Hemingway/dp/0684801221 

The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida - https://www.amazon.com/The-Way-of-Superior-Man-audiobook/dp/B07FXZBYJ9/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=598611057012&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9028776&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=11050140863465850319&hvtargid=kwd-1126389782&hydadcr=15527_13558519&keywords=the+way+of+the+superior+man&qid=1705015018&sr=8-1 

Passionate Marriage by David Schnarch PhD - https://www.amazon.com/Passionate-Marriage-Intimacy-Committed-Relationships/dp/0393334279/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=174232210495&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9028776&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=6920176993297271473&hvtargid=kwd-2744782865&hydadcr=24630_9648900&keywords=passionate+marriage+book&qid=1705015109&sr=8-1 

MOVIES: 

American Beauty - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0169547/ 

Fight Club - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/ 

300 - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416449/ 

Schindler's List - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108052/