E301: Relationship Expert: How To Find a Great Partner (And Avoid Divorce) | Lila Rose Show
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🗓️ 17 March 2026
⏱️ 128 minutes
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Summary
What if marriage were approached as a business enterprise instead of an emotional pursuit? How can women quickly identify incompatible men? How can men find peace and clear communication with women? Today Adam Lane Smith and I discuss these and so many more questions as we explore how to have thriving relationships and marriages.
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00:03:17 - Intro
00:03:47 - Marriage as Business
00:10:36 - Stimulating vs Attracting
00:14:54 - Supermodels that feel ugly
00:19:33 - How men can find peace:
00:21:21 - Why some men can’t flirt with their wives
00:22:28 - This 3 min convo can save your marriage
00:28:19 - 4 Step Framework that can change everything
00:32:49 - When men are afraid of asking for help
00:37:15 - When men have male friends closer than wives
00:41:35 - Is it possible to find this kind of man?
00:43:29 - Women: probe men!
00:44:01 - 3 Date Method
00:50:33 - Ask more questions!
00:52:33 - One thing I wish I could tell women
00:55:06 - The Goal is Win/Win
01:01:48 - Martyrdom Marriages are not to be pursued
01:05:10 - The worst lie we tell married women
01:06:18 - Consequences women can put on men
01:09:43 - Should women withhold sex?
01:12:59 - Divorce?
01:16:34 - What about consequences for women?
01:19:51 - Biggest mistakes women make?
01:23:39 - What if he’s a jerk?
01:31:40 - Where women fall short
01:34:04 - Is virginity reasonable expectation?
01:40:49 - What advantages does Gen Z have?
01:54:29 - Biggest transformation Adam has seen
02:02:11 - Red Flags and Green Flags
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Women change for relationships. Men change for consequences. So find a man who's already changed |
| 0:04.2 | because he's already had the consequences. You need to find the man who wants to build a business with you, |
| 0:08.0 | not the man who wants to be stimulated by you. A real woman with real value does not compete with anybody. All those questions you would recommend for the first date. Really? First and second date. I mean, instead of like, let's just get to know each other and see if the vibe is good. |
| 0:19.3 | Yeah, that's what the Bible says. |
| 0:20.4 | Yeah, get to know each other and do the vibe. |
| 0:21.9 | That's what it says for eight years. |
| 0:23.3 | There's one specific way that men need to be. of like, let's just get to know each other and see if the vibe is good. Yeah, that's what the Bible says. Yeah, get to know each other and do the vibe. |
| 0:21.9 | That's what it says for eight years. |
| 0:23.3 | There's one specific way that men need to be sharing with their wives. |
| 0:25.8 | Four steps. |
| 0:26.5 | I think a lot of women are going to say, it feels impossible to find this guy. A lot of modern men are raised by women. but when you push on a man, then ask him to start thinking critically and having conversations, |
| 0:35.2 | he'll give you better answers. |
| 0:36.5 | Turn your red flags into green flags by being clear that you know them, |
| 0:39.7 | you're honest about them, he'll give you better answers. Turn your red flags into green |
| 0:37.7 | flags by being clear that you know them, you're honest about them, and you're working on them. |
| 0:45.4 | Thank you so much for listening to The Lila Rose Show. By clicking on this video and listening to |
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| 1:27.1 | and we will send it to you for free. Thank you so much to all of our patrons. Adam Lane Smith, welcome back to the podcast. I'm so glad to be here again, Lila. Thank you for having me. I am delighted, and congratulations on your almost born number six. Number six child. So far. People always say, why do you have six kids? Haven't you done enough to your wife? |
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