172. Is Marriage Worth It?

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<p>Also: what is the most significant choice you will ever make? This episode originally aired on April 18, 2021.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of person ... Show More

<p>Also: why do we dislike being alone in public? This episode originally aired on April 11, 2021.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for adv ... Show More

Welcome to Best Friend Therapy, where we chat about what's on our minds, to get deeper in our minds, and this week we're turning up the volume on some Tammy Wynette (not Dolly Parton, Emma) to talk about D.I.V.O.R.C.E. Stigmatised by society as a shameful failure, or presented as ... Show More

<p>Around 40 percent of people who marry eventually get a divorce. Almost half of children are born to unmarried women. The number of close friends Americans report having has been on a steep decline since the 1990s, especially among men. Millions of us are growing old alone. We ... Show More

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Vivons heureux... à deux ? <p>Avant, c&#39;était simple : on se mariait une bonne fois pour toutes, et si on était malheureux, on attendait que l&rsquo;autre meure. Au moins, c&#39;était clair, transactionnel et bien fichu. Aujourd&#39;hui, on se met en couple par libre choix. L ... Show More