A narrated essay reflecting on marriage as a contract, whether love should be a part of this contract, what other types of marriage exist, and if monogamy is the best form of partnership for marriages. Brandon elaborates on his 4 year marriage ending in divorce, relationship check-ins, and what forms of love and relationships he may look for in the future.

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TIMESTAMPS

(00:00) - Introduction
(01:20) - Beginning of essay On Marriage: Marriage as a Social Contract
(05:43) - Current context, recent divorce, and childhood background
(06:58) - Is marriage a contract requiring negotiations?
(08:41) - Is marriage as a positive environment for children?
(09:42) - What of the chemical influence of love on the brain?
(10:32) - What role does love play in marriage?
(14:16) - What is the desire to want the best for your partner?
(15:29) - Relationship check-ins and the beginning of my divorce
(19:09) - Should marriage be more flexible?
(20:58) - What other types of marriages exist?
(28:30) - Questioning the standard template of marriage to fit your circumstances
(30:08) - Should love and marriage be separate?
(31:40) - Questions I have for those in long lasting marriages

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