What if marriage were approached as a business enterprise instead of an emotional pursuit? How can women quickly identify incompatible men? How can men find peace and clear communication with women? Today Adam Lane Smith and I discuss these and so many more questions as we explore how to have thriving relationships and marriages.

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00:03:17 - Intro

00:03:47 - Marriage as Business

00:10:36 - Stimulating vs Attracting

00:14:54 - Supermodels that feel ugly

00:19:33 - How men can find peace:

00:21:21 - Why some men can’t flirt with their wives

00:22:28 - This 3 min convo can save your marriage

00:28:19 - 4 Step Framework that can change everything

00:32:49 - When men are afraid of asking for help

00:37:15 - When men have male friends closer than wives

00:41:35 - Is it possible to find this kind of man?

00:43:29 - Women: probe men!

00:44:01 - 3 Date Method

00:50:33 - Ask more questions!

00:52:33 - One thing I wish I could tell women

00:55:06 - The Goal is Win/Win

01:01:48 - Martyrdom Marriages are not to be pursued

01:05:10 - The worst lie we tell married women

01:06:18 - Consequences women can put on men

01:09:43 - Should women withhold sex?

01:12:59 - Divorce?

01:16:34 - What about consequences for women?

01:19:51 - Biggest mistakes women make?

01:23:39 - What if he’s a jerk?

01:31:40 - Where women fall short

01:34:04 - Is virginity reasonable expectation?

01:40:49 - What advantages does Gen Z have?

01:54:29 - Biggest transformation Adam has seen

02:02:11 - Red Flags and Green Flags