What is Marriage?-James Sexton

A sixth Soft White Underbelly interview and portrait of James Sexton, a divorce attorney in New York City. Subscribe through my link https://ground.news/swu or download the mobile app and enter promo code SWU to save 40% off their Vantage plan. For ad-free, uncensored videos and plenty of exclusive content please subscribe to the Soft White Underbelly subscription channel at softwhiteunderbelly.com. It's $10 a month and watchable on Apple and Android mobile apps, Roku TV, Apple TV and Amazon Fire. 00:00 – “You’re My Favorite Person” 00:54 – Full Contact Storytelling in Court 02:14 – Why He’ll Never Retire 03:23 – How Elon Musk Found SWU 04:24 – Marriage Starts Falling Apart Here 07:26 – The Weekly Check-In Every Couple Needs 11:30 – What Women Actually Pay Attention To 15:11 – Four Words That Define Marriage 18:36 – Divorce Is a Billion-Dollar Industry 22:32 – Fame Changes People 26:16 – “Someplace to Go, Something to Do…” 29:02 – The Rise of “Girl Boss” Culture 32:47 – Why Prenups Became Mainstream 40:53 – “Get Your Bag” Culture 44:33 – Men Want Respect More Than Anything 47:35 – One Question Couples Should Ask Weekly 51:33 – Women Want Attention 59:18 – The Young Lawyer Who Reminded Him of Himself 1:00:43 – Did Society Mislead Women? 1:03:37 – “Maybe I Just Want to Be an Artist” 1:04:24 – “I Don’t Want to Date Another Lawyer” 1:06:53 – Gratitude vs Victimhood 1:07:21 – The Tomato Garden Analogy 1:08:25 – “Every Marriage Ends in Death or Divorce” 1:09:48 – Therapy at 53 Years Old 1:11:04 – Real Friends Call You Out 1:13:20 – Why Couples Stop Sleeping Together 1:14:43 – The Wrong Way to Ask for Intimacy 1:16:08 – Using Memory & Desire Instead of Conflict 1:17:34 – We Teach Fractions, Not Relationships 1:20:23 – “First Dates Are Spanks for Your Personality” 1:21:13 – What a Suit Actually Says 1:22:24 – “We Lost the Plot” 1:23:20 – What Is Parental Alienation? 1:26:57 – The Rise of Negative Gatekeeping 1:29:35 – Parents Weaponizing Mistakes 1:32:28 – Courts Don’t Know How to Handle This 1:35:16 – How Alienation Really Happens 1:38:30 – The Most Dangerous Messages Aren’t Spoken 1:41:05 – “If You Love Your Child More Than Your Ex…” Here's how to purchase the Soft White Underbelly books and merch: https://softwhiteunderbelly.org #swu #softwhiteunderbelly #documentary #marklaita #followup #marriage #divorceattorney #masculinity #emotionalconnection #intimacy