The Smart Couple Podcast: A trail blazing relationship podcast promoting unconventional monogamy and marriage–where we teach you how to fight well, master communication, and take your marriage to the next level without compromising your business, family, or integrity.
This podcast will become the VERY best relationship resource for growth and success oriented smart people who want to have extraordinary marriages and relationships.
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Most couples don’t know why they continue to struggle over time or even what the source of their problems are…
Yet, one of the most common and detrimental misfires a couple has right from the start is not having the proper framework.
There are perhaps thousands of different “types” of marriages out there, and most rely on frameworks that are bankrupt.
But there’s only one framework (seriously, only one) that will give you long-term, mutually empowered marriage success.
And before we dive into that bulletproof framework, you need to understand three of the most common types of marriages people are in.
Knowing which camp you are in will help determine if you will succeed, frustrate, or fail.
This is key advice for newlyweds or folks about to get married. This information is also designed to educate married couples, helping you determine if you are going to go deeper, stay just “roommates” over time, or part ways in a painful divorce, and you may as well if you don’t choose wisely.
Why did you get married? Or if you are not married, why bother? What is the point? (I asked this on facebook recently and got about 200 responses that were all over the place) Does it really matter? These are all very important questions I asked myself when I publicly stated over and over, “I’ll never get married, ever.” If most businesses are set up to maximize profits while serving an ever-greater number of people, what then is the goal of a marriage? We can answer this important question using the business metaphor. Notice how the business example has two components, serving self (profits), and serving other (solving a problem the consumer needs). So, let’s build on that. For most people the goal of marriage is to be happy. While I understand that, it’s an impossible
