The phrase, "Happy wife, happy life," is everywhere—on bumper stickers, t-shirts, mugs and more. But is it really true? Does a woman’s satisfaction actually predict the length of a heterosexual relationship?

On this week's episode of Charlatan Live, we found out. Host Mark Colley sat down with Carleton professor Cheryl Harasymchuk to find out whether "Happy wife, happy life," was ever really true.

To learn more about Cheryl’s research, visit charlatan.ca.

This episode featured audio clips from Warner Bros Pictures’ Meet the Millers, 20th Century Fox’s Rio, and Fox Sports’ 2019 interview with F1 driver Sebastian Vettel.

We acknowledge that we are living, working and operating on the traditional and unceded territory of the Algonquin nation. As settlers on this land, we are committed to prioritizing Indigenous voices and learning how we can support the ongoing movement towards decolonization and anti-racism.