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In a culture that consistently tells young adults to delay marriage in favor of career, freedom, and self-actualization, the question is rarely asked: Is that path actually making us happier?
In Get Married Young, Brad challenges the assumptions shared across cultural and political lines—that marriage isn’t worth the effort and family can wait. Drawing on compelling data, he shows that unmarried individuals are statistically less happy, while married fathers report the highest levels of happiness—directly confronting what he calls the Midas Mindset: the belief that success and fulfillment come from chasing more.
Rather than framing marriage as a loss, Brad presents it as a turning point—the end of boyhood and the beginning of maturity, responsibility, and deeper joy.
This talk doesn’t offer nostalgia or moralizing. It offers a countercultural vision of happiness rooted in commitment, purpose, and shared life.
If you’re willing to question the stories you’ve been told about success and fulfillment, this conversation is worth your time.
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In a culture that consistently tells young adults to delay marriage in favor of career, freedom, and self-actualization, the question is rarely asked: Is that path actually making us happier?
In Get Married Young, Brad challenges the assumptions shared across cultural and political lines—that marriage isn’t worth the effort and family can wait. Drawing on compelling data, he shows that unmarried individuals are statistically less happy, while married fathers report the highest levels of happiness—directly confronting what he calls the Midas Mindset: the belief that success and fulfillment come from chasing more.
Rather than framing marriage as a loss, Brad presents it as a turning point—the end of boyhood and the beginning of maturity, responsibility, and deeper joy.
This talk doesn’t offer nostalgia or moralizing. It offers a countercultural vision of happiness rooted in commitment, purpose, and shared life.
If you’re willing to question the stories you’ve been told about success and fulfillment, this conversation is worth your time.
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➡︎NeuroFaith with Curt Thompson: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/neurofaith-with-curt-thompson-md/id1613240148
