Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Marriage is collapsing, and the reasons go far deeper than economics or “personal choice.”
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Modern culture trains people in sexual self-indulgence during the very years they should be learning self-governance, then expects them to suddenly embrace lifelong monogamy. This contradiction leaves people psychologically and morally unprepared for marriage, which is why many reject it altogether.
Marriage works not by suppressing desire, but by redirecting self-interest into a lifelong program of self-sacrifice, which increases our capacity to love, enjoy, and live virtuously.
Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: pauljernberg.com
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Marriage is collapsing, and the reasons go far deeper than economics or “personal choice.”
Support the channel by visiting: brianholdsworth.ca/help
Modern culture trains people in sexual self-indulgence during the very years they should be learning self-governance, then expects them to suddenly embrace lifelong monogamy. This contradiction leaves people psychologically and morally unprepared for marriage, which is why many reject it altogether.
Marriage works not by suppressing desire, but by redirecting self-interest into a lifelong program of self-sacrifice, which increases our capacity to love, enjoy, and live virtuously.
Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: pauljernberg.com
Podcast Version: brianholdsworth.libsyn.com
