The Warrior Kings Podcast : Men's Self Help Masculinity Podcast · Michael Riggs

What Women Really Want: The Truth About Attraction Most Men Don’t Know | The Warrior Kings Podcast Ep.78

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“The balance between the warrior and the lover” is what keeps kindness from looking weak.

1. The Warrior Kings Podcast episode is about what women really want in attraction and first impressions. 2. Michael Riggs is the solo host, and he presents himself as a married father of six, an author, entrepreneur, men’s personal development mentor, and marriage mentor. 3. The episode asks what women notice first and what traits become non-negotiable in dating and relationships. 4. Riggs reads responses from two social-media surveys that asked women what they find attractive on first impression. 5. The most repeated answers are “manners,” “soft, kind eyes and smile,” “clean and put together,” and “eye contact.” 6. Several comments focus on how a man carries himself, treats others, and whether his energy feels comfortable. 7. One comment says a man should have “all of his teeth,” and another says “smile and teeth are not optional.” 8. The second survey asks for one non-negotiable trait, and answers include “love the Lord,” “kindness,” “honesty,” “respect,” and “character.” 9. Other replies mention “sense of humor,” “hard worker,” “resilience,” and a man who “allows me to have my own opinion.” 10. Riggs groups those answers into a few themes instead of treating them as random comments. 11. He says “busy equals value,” and argues that being available all the time makes a man look like a dead end. 12. He gives his own example from when he worked construction for a custom home builder and says he told a woman he was going to write books and start a media company. 13. He says that picture of “adventure and abundance” mattered more than the job itself. 14. He rejects the idea that women only want money and says that claim is often a misunderstanding of wanting a “strong protector and provider.” 15. He says men do not need to be millionaires, but they do need “clear direction” and a future that looks like it is going somewhere. 16. He spends time on the “warrior and the lover” idea and says kindness should not be confused with weakness. 17. He says women can want a man who “look[s] like you can break someone in half” and still feels kind and safe. 18. He also gives practical grooming advice, including trimming nose hair, ear hair, eyebrows, and keeping hair cleaned up. 19. The tone is direct, motivational, and instructional, with examples, repeated takeaways, and a lot of plainspoken commentary. 20. Listeners who want dating advice, masculine self-improvement, or Christian-oriented relationship talk will get the most out of it.

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A blunt case for purpose, discipline, and forward motion as attraction signals.

Michael Riggs frames dating trouble less as bad luck than as self-sabotage, arguing that many men get tripped up by bad advice, false ideas, and confusion about what women actually find attractive.

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If dating feels stalled, this gives you a blunt reset on purpose, drive, and how you show up.

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