What can a divorce lawyer teach you about choosing the right person to marry?
James Sexton, New York City divorce attorney, bestselling author, and one of the internet’s most recognizable voices on marriage, divorce, dating, sex, and infidelity, joins Alexandria Rizik on Love Sex LA: Unfiltered to reveal the relationship red flags people often ignore before marriage — and the problems that eventually lead couples to divorce.
After more than two decades of watching relationships fall apart, James explains what separates someone who is great to date from someone who is actually great to marry.
In this episode, Alexandria and James discuss:
• The biggest red flags to look for while dating • How to tell if someone is marriage material • Chemistry vs. compatibility — and whether “the spark” is overrated • The most common reasons couples get divorced • The warning signs that often appear before cheating • Whether a marriage can survive infidelity • Sex, desire, and sexual compatibility in long-term relationships • Money, separate finances, and financial incompatibility • Whether everyone should get a prenup • The questions every couple should ask before getting married • The qualities James sees in couples whose marriages actually last • His most controversial opinions about modern dating, hookup culture, relationships, and marriage
They also get into celebrity and high-net-worth divorce, crazy prenup clauses, dating after divorce, falling in love with someone’s potential, whether people really change after marriage, and James’s perspective on what actually makes love last.
If you’re dating, considering marriage, engaged, navigating a long-term relationship, or simply wondering how to avoid choosing the wrong partner, this episode is a masterclass in relationships from someone who has spent his career seeing exactly how marriages fall apart.
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