About the Podcast
Unromantic Truths
Clear-eyed Thinking About Sex, Desire, and Intimacy
Unromantic Truths examine sex, desire, and romantic relationships without the comforting myths we've inherited.
Instead of treating love and attraction as sacred or spontaneous, this podcasts looks at how they actually behave - shaped by incentives, expectations, power and trade-offs we rarely acknowledge. Each episode takes apart a familiar romantic belief and asks why it so often leads to confusion, resentment, or disappointment in real relationships.
This is not dating advice, self-help, or moral instruction. It is an attempt to think clearly about intimacy, desire, and why so many people feel misled by the stories they were told.
If you've ever felt that relationships don't work the way they're supposed to - but you don't buy the usually explanations, this podcast is for you.
Instead of treating love and attraction as sacred or spontaneous, this podcasts looks at how they actually behave - shaped by incentives, expectations, power and trade-offs we rarely acknowledge. Each episode takes apart a familiar romantic belief and asks why it so often leads to confusion, resentment, or disappointment in real relationships.
This is not dating advice, self-help, or moral instruction. It is an attempt to think clearly about intimacy, desire, and why so many people feel misled by the stories they were told.
If you've ever felt that relationships don't work the way they're supposed to - but you don't buy the usually explanations, this podcast is for you.
About your host
Leyton LeMar
I speak and write about how desire functions like an economy — with markets, exchanges, leverage, and hidden costs — helping men navigate attraction and relationships with clarity rather than confusion.