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Dear Young Married Couple

BAD Marriage Advice: Myths That Keep Couples STUCK w/ Monica Tanner

Dear Young Married Couple

Adam & Karissa King

Christianity, Sexuality, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Relationships, Society & Culture

4.8871 Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

❌ Ever heard “happy wife, happy life”? Or “just learn to compromise”? Monica Tanner—author of Bad Marriage Advice—joins Adam and Karissa to turn some of the most common marriage clichés upside down. Did you know that compromise can actually breed resentment? This episode will make you rethink the way you communicate with your spouse. Could some of the advice you’ve believed for years actually be hurting your marriage? Tune in to find out! 📘 Grab Monica’s book here: badmarriageadvice.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Happy wife, happy life, that's lazy. What I love about marriage is you've got his way, her way, and it

0:06.8

becomes our way. Curiosity plus vulnerability equals creativity. Dear young married couple, what if three

0:14.8

of the most repeated marriage tips are quietly sabotaging your connection? Today we're with Monica

0:20.1

Tanner, author of the bestselling book,

0:21.9

Bad Marriage Advice, Relational Life Therapy Certified,

0:24.7

and with the background in sociology and child development.

0:27.3

She shows how to swap fake peace for real intimacy and traction.

0:31.6

Let's jump in.

0:33.9

Monica Tanner, it is an honor to have you on the show with us.

0:37.1

Thank you. Oh, you guys. I'm such a the show with us. Thank you for being here.

0:38.0

I'm such a big fan.

0:39.7

I'm so excited to be here.

0:41.7

Man, we're going to have a good time here.

0:43.4

Yes, we love your work.

0:44.8

And we've been connected over the years doing some collaborative marriage giveaways.

0:49.6

And you are constantly producing just good work in the marriage space.

0:53.8

But you recently came out with a book called Bad Marriage Advice.

0:58.1

And we love that title. We're looking forward to diving into a few pieces of bad marriage advice with you today.

1:04.3

First tell us why did you end up.

1:06.1

It's just fun to say, actually. It really is.

1:07.3

We're going to dive into some bad marriage advice.

1:09.8

It's great.

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