#396 – James Sexton: Divorce Lawyer on Marriage, Relationships, Sex, Lies & Love

About this episode

<p>James Sexton is a divorce attorney and author. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:<br /> &#8211; <b>Eight Sleep</b>: <a href="https://www.eightsleep.com/lex">https://www.eightsleep.com/lex</a> to get special savings<br /> &#8211; <b>InsideTracker</b>: <a href="https://insidetracker.com/lex">https://insidetracker.com/lex</a> to get 20% off<br /> &#8211; <b>House of Macadamias</b>: <a href="https://houseofmacadamias.com/lex">https://houseofmacadamias.com/lex</a> and use code LEX to get 20% off first order<br /> &#8211; <b>MasterClass</b>: <a href="https://masterclass.com/lexpod">https://masterclass.com/lexpod</a> to get 15% off<br /> &#8211; <b>AG1</b>: <a href="https://drinkag1.com/lex">https://drinkag1.com/lex</a> to get 1 month supply of fish oil</p> <p>Transcript: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/james-sexton-transcript">https://lexfridman.com/james-sexton-transcript</a></p> <p><b>EPISODE LINKS:</b><br /> James&#8217;s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/nycdivorcelaw">https://twitter.com/nycdivorcelaw</a><br /> James&#8217;s Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/nycdivorcelawyer">https://instagram.com/nycdivorcelawyer</a><br /> James&#8217;s Website: <a href="https://nycdivorces.com/our-attorneys">https://nycdivorces.com/our-attorneys</a><br /> How to Stay in Love (book): <a href="https://amzn.to/3t61uji">https://amzn.to/3t61uji</a><br /> If You&#8217;re in My Office, It&#8217;s Already Too Late (audiobook): <a href="https://amzn.to/3PkVECg">https://amzn.to/3PkVECg</a></p> <p><b>PODCAST INFO:</b><br /> Podcast website: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/podcast">https://lexfridman.com/podcast</a><br /> Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/2lwqZIr">https://apple.co/2lwqZIr</a><br /> Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8">https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8</a><br /> RSS: <a href="https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/">https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/</a><br /> YouTube Full Episodes: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexfridman">https://youtube.com/lexfridman</a><br /> YouTube Clips: <a href="https://youtube.com/lexclips">https://youtube.com/lexclips</a></p> <p><b>SUPPORT &#38; CONNECT:</b><br /> &#8211; Check out the sponsors above, it&#8217;s the best way to support this podcast<br /> &#8211; Support on Patreon: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman">https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/lexfridman">https://twitter.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman">https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman">https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman">https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman</a><br /> &#8211; Medium: <a href="https://medium.com/@lexfridman">https://medium.com/@lexfridman</a></p> <p><b>OUTLINE:</b><br /> Here&#8217;s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.<br /> (00:00) &#8211; Introduction<br /> (09:01) &#8211; Why marriages fail<br /> (30:32) &#8211; Sex and fetishes<br /> (39:49) &#8211; Breakups<br /> (1:05:35) &#8211; Johnny Depp and Amber Heard<br /> (1:25:36) &#8211; Complicated divorce cases<br /> (1:32:22) &#8211; Cheating with the nanny<br /> (1:34:39) &#8211; Relationship advice<br /> (1:43:20) &#8211; Cost of divorce<br /> (2:05:11) &#8211; Prenups<br /> (2:19:33) &#8211; Cheating<br /> (2:27:17) &#8211; Open marriages and threesomes<br /> (2:40:05) &#8211; Sex and fighting<br /> (3:05:00) &#8211; Kevin Costner&#8217;s divorce<br /> (3:14:44) &#8211; Lying<br /> (3:22:12) &#8211; Productivity<br /> (3:30:06) &#8211; Jiu Jitsu<br /> (3:38:38) &#8211; Sex, love, and marriage</p>