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SuperLife with Darin Olien

SuperLife with Darin Olien

Dr. Max Butterfield: Why Modern Relationships Are Becoming Harder Than Ever

Oct 2, 2026 · 1h 29m

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Dating apps. Social media. Attachment styles. Pheromones. Love languages. AI. Phones. Trauma. Conflict avoidance. We have more information about relationships than any generation before us, yet all of that information may actually be making relationships harder to navigate. In this return conversation, Darin sits down with psychologist, professor emeritus, and relationship expert Dr. Max Butterfield to cut through the noise surrounding modern love, dating, marriage, parenting, and human connection. Max brings a research-backed perspective to everything from whether pheromones really influence attraction to why physical touch can feel electric, why dating apps cannot fully recreate organic…