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The All-or-Nothing Marriage — Eli J. Finkel
elifinkel.com
A famous researcher predicts divorce with 91% accuracy.
He invented a game to protect against the #1 relationship killer.
Here it is (in 3 minutes):
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substack.com
In The All-or-Nothing Marriage, Eli Finkel, a professor of psychology at Northwestern University, traces the history of the institution over what he sees as three thematic eras: marriage for practical reasons, marriage for love, marriage for self-expression/fulfillment/meaning.