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Modern Wisdom

#745 - Brad Wilcox - Is Marriage Actually Worth It?

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.74.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2024

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Brad Wilcox is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia and Director of the National Marriage Project. Many online discussions are casting doubt on the role of marriage. Is it actually a bad deal for men and women? Is it dangerous for people to get into? What does the evidence actually suggest, especially in the face of widespread skepticism about the institution of marriage? Expect to learn if marriage is a terrible deal for men in the modern era, the correlation between your marital status and financial status, what happens to men and women’s bodies after they get married, why you shouldn’t be scared as a man or woman if you want to get married, the most shocking statistics Brad has come across on marriage and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://www.shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: http://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: http://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: http://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello everybody, welcome back to the show.

0:02.8

My guest today is Brad Wilcox.

0:04.6

He's a professor of sociology at the University of Virginia

0:07.2

and director of the National Marriage Project.

0:09.8

Many online discussions are casting doubt on the role of marriage.

0:13.5

Is it actually a bad deal for men and women?

0:16.2

Is it dangerous for people to get into?

0:18.2

What does the evidence actually suggest

0:20.8

at the life outcomes for married people's happiness, especially in a world with rising divorces.

0:26.0

Expect to learn if marriage is a terrible idea for men in the modern era, the correlation

0:30.4

between your marital status and financial status, what happens to men and women's

0:34.4

bodies after they get married, why marriage rates are declining, whether cohabitation is good

0:39.9

enough for raising children, whether you should have a pre-nup, and much more.

0:45.6

Interesting conversation.

0:46.8

This is a hot topic at the moment.

0:49.0

Both sides of the internet seem to say that marriage is a very bad idea, Brad is sticking his neck out saying that he believes otherwise

0:56.9

very intrigued to see what the next few years of marriage rates and divorce rates have in store

1:03.7

whether it's going to be another counter-revolution or trends will continue the way

1:07.4

that they are. Anyway this Monday a brand new three hour long podcast episode with Eric Weinstein goes live.

1:15.0

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