People that reach the impasse and work through their problems versus people that get divorced: If you survey them 10 years down the line, a decade later, those that stay together are far happier, more fulfilled, more satisfied than those who chose divorce.
Marriage in America is in freefall — fewer than half of U.S. households now include a married couple, and just 23% of women and 20% of men have walked down the aisle by age 25, the lowest numbers ever recorded. On this episode of The UPside Conversations, host Marion MacKenzie sits down with bestselling author and media leader Ryan Dobson to unpack what's really behind what he calls the "romantic recession" — and why he believes the answer isn't as complicated as culture makes it seem.
Ryan doesn't shy away from hard opinions. He pushes back on the idea of "toxic masculinity" as a concept, argues that decades of media have quietly rebranded husbands and boyfriends as bumbling sidekicks, and makes the case that men still want to open doors, carry the groceries, and be useful to the people they love — they just need to be invited to. It's a conversation that's equal parts funny, convicting, and refreshingly honest.
