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

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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) Timestamps: (00:00) Is Marriage a Bad Deal for Men & Women? (04:29) Causes of Society’s Lack of Marriage (07:40) What Normal People Are Saying About Marriage (12:07) Is Marriage a Bad Deal Financially? (18:48) Does the Happiness of Marriage Outweigh the Sacrifices? (30:42) The Mimetic Nature of Marriage (38:48) The Role of Desiring Children in Marriage (43:23) Being Raised by Married Parents (46:31) How Political Affiliations Impact Marriage (55:19) Are Soulmates a Real Thing? (1:01:44) The Importance of Male Income in Marriage (1:04:02) Brad’s Advice to His Sons (1:09:59) Is the Manosphere Getting Anything Right? (1:12:14) Dating & Marriage Advice for Women (1:15:16) Where to Find Brad 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: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ - 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