For many modern men, marriage is seen as an institution that, at best, stifles them or, at worst, sets them up for divorce, and as a result, financial and emotional ruin. But research coming out in recent years suggests that marriage actually offers a lot of benefits to men — from making more money, to having better sex, to enjoying a longer and healthier life.
Today on the podcast I talk to Brad Wilcox, a professor of sociology at the University of Virginia, as well as the Director of the National Marriage Project. He's spent his career researching the impact marriage has on people's lives. Brad I discuss the effect marriage has on men, and why officially tying the knot actually makes a significant difference compared to being in a committed, non-married relationship. We also discuss what men can do to create a lasting marriage and the best age to get hitched.
We then shift gears to talk about his research on fatherhood, particularly the importance of fathers in a child's life and the benefits men get themselves from being a dad.
Whether you're already married and a dad, or thinking about popping the question, you're going to find a lot of insights and surprising information in this podcast.
Show Highlights
The benefits that married men enjoy over non-married men
How marriage improves a man's career
How marriage improves a man's sex life
The physical and mental health benefits of being married
The differences between marriage and co-habitation
The detriments to children that can present with unmarried parents
How Hollywood and pop culture over-idealizes marriage
Do you need to be financially stable to get married?
Are there any qualities or attributes one should strive for before marriage?
What can men do to foster a happy marriage?
The importance of friends in marriage
What do dads bring to parenting that mothers might not be able to?
The benefits of roughhousing
The benefits that children bestow onto their fathers
Is there a right time to have kids?
What's the state of American fatherhood today compared to back in the 50s?
What types of public policies can be implemented to encourage and help dads?
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