Harvard Thinking: Is marriage worth saving?
Marriage has evolved a lot through the years – and so have the problems and rewards that come with it. Research suggests it benefits our physical and mental health, but it might not seem like it when conflict arises and couples struggle to co-manage a household. With greater social acceptance of a variety of lifestyle choices, many people – especially young women – are thinking twice before tying the knot. In this episode, host Samantha Laine Perfas talks with business professor Debora Spar, psychiatrist and family counselor Richard Schwartz, and bestselling author Eve Rodsky about the role of marriage in modern society.

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How to Fall in Love with Someone | Yale Conversations with David Brooks | Yale University

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Harvard Alumni Day 2026

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Oprah with Belle Burden on the Collapse of Her 20 Year Marriage & Her Bestselling Memoir

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How Old Money Knows You’re Not One of Them? | Private vs Public School Debate

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Changing how we deal with change

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Brilliance of Berkeley Lecture - Robert Reich - "The Roots of Trump"

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Doku: Die geheime Welt des deutschen Adels

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Harvard Thinking: Breaking the regret cycle

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How liberals monetized trauma | Catherine Liu on Marx, Trump, and identity politics

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Building a Life - Howard H. Stevenson (2013)

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Bestselling Author Belle Burden on The Mistakes She Made in Divorce and Her Marriage to a Stranger

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Harvard Thinking: Are you getting enough sleep? Probably not.

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Life begins at 40: the biological and cultural roots of the midlife crisis | The Royal Society

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The case for optimism

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Harvard Thinking: Priced out of the American dream

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