Everyone Asks Him About Divorce. I Asked Him How to Make Love Last | James Sexton
About this episode
James Sexton discusses how to preserve love and build lasting relationships despite modern challenges.
Everyone knows James Sexton as one of the world’s most famous divorce lawyers. Most people invite him on to talk about prenups, infidelity, and the wildest divorce stories he’s ever seen. I wanted to ask a different question. After spending decades watching relationships fall apart, James wrote a book about how to preserve love. Despite what you might expect, he’s a hopeless romantic who believes healthy relationships can absolutely thrive with intention. In this conversation, we explore what’s really happening to modern dating and relationships. We talk about how social media algorithms profit from keeping men and women divided, why our phones are quietly stealing intimacy, how to cultivate craving instead of complacency, and what prevents people from forming genuine, lasting connections. If you’ve ever felt discouraged by dating, overwhelmed by the negativity online, or simply want to build a deeper, healthier relationship, this conversation is for you. In this episode, we discuss: -Why the internet profits from relationship outrage -How phones and constant distraction weaken intimacy -The psychology of desire and how to cultivate craving -Why people struggle to genuinely bond…
People in this episode
Host: Nicole Behnam
Guest: James Sexton
Topics covered
- relationships
- divorce
- intimacy
- modern dating
- love
- communication
Keywords
- divorce
- healthy relationships
- intimacy
- social media
- dating
- love
- communication
- psychology of desire
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