The argument is that marriage is an oppressive tool,

which I say, yes, it is.

When motherhood became a biological choice for women,

fatherhood became a social choice for men.

It became socially acceptable for men to walk away

from children in a way that it hadn't been before.

Those high status men are able to really, really set the terms.

If a woman doesn't, say, have sex on the first date,

it's easy enough to find another woman who will.

So you end up with a slightly artificial level

of competition between women who, you know,

there are actually enough men to go around,

but there aren't enough men that they actually want to be with

to go around.

And so they're competing for a minority of men

who basically have, I mean, it's kind of open season.

They can demand that their own preference has been met.

Louise Perry, it's very nice to meet you.

And you, what a pleasure to be here.

Yeah, this should be good.

Thank you very much for agreeing to come on.

I'm excited for this conversation.

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