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What do men over 40 actually want? 🌶️ For the first time ever, Spicy Midlife Women puts a man in the hot seat, and he brought receipts. Julee and Michele sit down with Glen Gilbert, host of The Glen Gilbert Connection, a podcast about men and relationships. After his divorce about six years ago, Glen realized his old habits weren’t getting him the relationship he wanted. So he took accountability, started studying how men and women connect, and came to this conversation with evolutionary psychology research and a bibliography in hand. (“We like Nerdy Glen.”) Together they tackle the questions women over 40 keep asking: Are men intimidated by confident, successful women? Is it a red flag when an older woman dates a younger man? Why does “my love language is gifts” make a guy run? And what makes a woman truly unforgettable? Glen’s answers are honest, funny, and surprisingly practical, with real tools you can use on your next date.

🎯 What You’ll Learn:
The difference between a “nice guy” and a good guy who leads, and why it matters.
Why men don’t penalize successful women but do avoid dominance and contempt.
How admiration and appreciation work as a shortcut to connection with men. What “low maintenance” really means, and how to ask a man what it means to him.
Why you should judge a man by his actions, not his words (hello, love bombing).
How owning your part in past relationships breaks the pattern for good.

⏱️ Chapters 00:00 A Man in the Hot Seat
01:01 Why Glen Started Doing the Work
04:02 Nice Guy vs. Good Guy Who Leads
06:28 What Women Over 40 Misunderstand
09:23 Older Women, Younger Men
12:01 Do Confident Women Intimidate Men?
16:54 The Love Language Trap
20:35 What Men Secretly Want
23:16 What “Low Maintenance” Really Means
27:23 What Makes a Woman Unforgettable
30:16 Glen’s #1 Midlife Dating Advice
34:27 Owning Your Part in a Breakup
40:04 Where to Find Glen 🔗 Connect Glen Gilbert: The Glen Gilbert Connection on YouTube and all social platforms Stay spicy and subscribe for more real talk for women 40+. #MidlifeDating #DatingOver40 #SpicyMidlifeWomen #WhatMenWant #DatingAfterDivorce
Recorded and produced by Just Talk Studios in Bellevue, WA www.justtalkstudios.com #SpicyMidlifeWomen #WomenOver40 #SpicySisterhood #MidlifePodcast

Spicy Midlife Women: Real Talk, Raw Truth, and Bold Moves for Women Over 40