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

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
Hello, everybody. Welcome back to the show. My guest today is Brad Wilcox. He's 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 are the life outcomes for married people's happiness, especially in a world with rising divorces? Expect to learn if marriage is a terrible idea 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 marriage rates are declining, whether cohabitation is good enough for raising children, whether you should have a prenup and much more. Interesting conversation. This is a hot topic at the moment. Both sides of the internet seem to say that marriage is a very bad idea and Brad is sticking his neck out saying that he believes otherwise. Both sides are very intrigued to see what the next few years of marriage rates and divorce rates have in store. Whether it's going to be another counter revolution or trends will continue the way that they are. Anyway, this Monday, a brand new three hour long podcast episode with Eric Weinstein goes live. So if you are new here or if you're a long time listener, you might not have hit subscribe. And that means you will miss the episode when it goes up. So please navigate to Apple podcasts or Spotify and hit the subscribe button to ensure that you don't miss episodes when they go up and so that you can support the show and so that you make me very happy. I thank you. You might have heard me say on a podcast recently that hold luggage is a psyop meant to keep you poor and late. I jest a little but not actually that much. You do not need hold luggage if you have a brilliantly designed backpack and carry on and the 20 litre travel pack backpack from Nomatic is the best that I've ever found. It is an absolute game changer. The legitimate difference in the quality of your life when you have a world class backpack is pretty hard to describe. They are beautifully designed, not over engineered and will literally last you a lifetime because they have a lifetime guarantee. Best of all, you can return or exchange any product within 30 days for any reason. So right now you can get a 20% discount and see everything that I use and recommend by going to nomatic.com/modernwisdomusing the code modern wisdom at checkout. That's nomatic.com/modernwisdom and modern wisdom at checkout. This episode is brought to you by Whoop. Whoop is a 24 seven health and fitness coach that tracks your sleep, strain, recovery, stress and more to provide personalized insights that help you to reach your goals. Whether you're obsessed with putting in a little more effort in the gym or getting those extra hours of sleep, Whoop helps you improve your everyday health and wellness. Each morning, Whoop gives you a recovery score that acts as your daily guide for how much you should exert yourself. At the end of the day, you'll get a recommendation for your ideal bedtime and wake time. You can also track over 140 different habits and behaviors to see how they impact your overall health. You can stop guessing about what's happening inside of your body by wearing a small thing on your wrist that tracks absolutely everything. Also, you can join for free, pay nothing for the brand new Whoop 4 strap, plus you get your first month for free and there's a 30 day money back guarantee. So you can buy it for free, try it for free, and if you do not like it, after 29 days, they will give you your money back. Head to join.whoop.com/modernwisdom. That's join.whoop.com/modernwisdom.
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