Today we're going to talk about the most important red flags to consider while dating, for both women and men. 
 IN THIS EPISODE:  
3:20​  Your guy needs to have a job, a purpose and a plan  
8:00​  Is he a mama’s boy?  
10:40​  Men: There’s really only one thing you need to figure out while you’re dating: Is your gal a feminist?  
11:30​  Clear signs of a feminist: her attitude toward men and marriage, her view of marriage as an institution, her priorities, her ability (or lack thereof) to make sacrifices?  
19:30​  Do you share the same values and priorities? What is it that you want?  
20:50​  If you plan on having a family, what does he or she want that to look like?  
24:20​  Where do you want to live?  
26:20​  The reality of marrying someone who's a product of divorce  
28:40​  Determine your non-negotiables and stick to the  Want to be as successful in love as you are at life? 
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94. Red Flags & Non-Negotiables: Things to Consider While Dating

TIRED OF THE LIES AND THE SPIN perpetuated in the culture about men and women, sex and love, marriage and motherhood? If so, get ready to hear hard-hitting truths that will make you cry out “Yes! Finally someone tells it like it is!”

In her signature no-nonsense style, author and relationship coach Suzanne Venker offers support, motivation, and countercultural guidance on how to prioritize love and family and build strong relationships at home.

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Suzanne answers an email about whether or not a family, after finally getting settled in the Midwests, should move to a big city for a higher paying job.

Should we move from suburban comfort to a big city for a higher paying job?

Suzanne reads several letters from women who've been shamed for prioritizing marriage and motherhood over career and juxtaposes this message with the reality of Barbara Walters' life, who did just that.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/04/22/susan-page-rulebreaker-barbara-walters/



"There was never a time anyone acted like it was appropriate for me to say I wanted to be a wife and mother."

Suzanne talks about her follow-up conversation with Alex Clark of The Spillover and the shocking reality women experience in becoming new mothers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zuLwSOLjZs&list;=PLxx4kcMvHrwLrizrjHljVIsFqv7iLkbQa&index;=4

30-something women everywhere are BLINDSIDED by the reality of motherhood

Is eight hours per week of work away from my two children too much?
How do my husband and I maintain intimacy? Our relationship has taken a hit since I became a breastfeeding/co-sleeping mother. 

Suzanne answers reader/listener emails

The culture insists men and women would be happier if they pretended they're interchangeable and moved through life accordingly. 
But study after study after study after study proves otherwise.


LINKS:https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/542579
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/09/20/americans-see-men-as-the-financial-providers-even-as-womens-contributions-grow/
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2006/03/why-feminist-wives-are-unhappy.html
https://thelibertarianrepublic.com/nyt-traditional-gender-roles-may-mean-better-marriages/

94. Red Flags & Non-Negotiables: Things to Consider While Dating

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