Dr. Sam Wilkinson

And there's a bit of a difference. And I say a bit, that's an understatement. There's quite a bit of a difference between the biological ties between men and their children and women and their children. And in a lot of ways, this is very self-evident, right? A woman carries the unborn child for nine months.

And there's a bit of a difference. And I say a bit, that's an understatement. There's quite a bit of a difference between the biological ties between men and their children and women and their children. And in a lot of ways, this is very self-evident, right? A woman carries the unborn child for nine months.

And there's a bit of a difference. And I say a bit, that's an understatement. There's quite a bit of a difference between the biological ties between men and their children and women and their children. And in a lot of ways, this is very self-evident, right? A woman carries the unborn child for nine months.

And for most of human history, a woman has been compelled to breastfeed the infant sometimes for several years. This creates a very strong bond between women, mothers and their children. Now, men, on the other hand, have a fairly comparatively tenuous link right to their children.

And for most of human history, a woman has been compelled to breastfeed the infant sometimes for several years. This creates a very strong bond between women, mothers and their children. Now, men, on the other hand, have a fairly comparatively tenuous link right to their children.

And for most of human history, a woman has been compelled to breastfeed the infant sometimes for several years. This creates a very strong bond between women, mothers and their children. Now, men, on the other hand, have a fairly comparatively tenuous link right to their children.

And there's quite an imbalance that nature has left us with between the strength of biological and emotional ties between men and women and their children. And I think there needs to be some strong kind of cultural mechanism that tries to level the playing field a little bit and link men to the biological children.

And there's quite an imbalance that nature has left us with between the strength of biological and emotional ties between men and women and their children. And I think there needs to be some strong kind of cultural mechanism that tries to level the playing field a little bit and link men to the biological children.

And there's quite an imbalance that nature has left us with between the strength of biological and emotional ties between men and women and their children. And I think there needs to be some strong kind of cultural mechanism that tries to level the playing field a little bit and link men to the biological children.

And what I would propose is that this is a really important but under-recognized purpose of marriage. One of the purposes of marriage is to link men to their biological children. And researchers, sociologists, especially as the sexual revolution unfolded of the 60s, 70s, and 80s, they recognized that marriage and fatherhood were actually fairly linked.

And what I would propose is that this is a really important but under-recognized purpose of marriage. One of the purposes of marriage is to link men to their biological children. And researchers, sociologists, especially as the sexual revolution unfolded of the 60s, 70s, and 80s, they recognized that marriage and fatherhood were actually fairly linked.

And what I would propose is that this is a really important but under-recognized purpose of marriage. One of the purposes of marriage is to link men to their biological children. And researchers, sociologists, especially as the sexual revolution unfolded of the 60s, 70s, and 80s, they recognized that marriage and fatherhood were actually fairly linked.

And they would sometimes refer to them as a package deal because when a man was married to the mother of his biological children, his relationship with his children were generally better. Now, of course, there are exceptions to this. And certainly at the high end of the income ladder, men can be not necessarily married to the mother of their children and still be fairly present. But as you go down

And they would sometimes refer to them as a package deal because when a man was married to the mother of his biological children, his relationship with his children were generally better. Now, of course, there are exceptions to this. And certainly at the high end of the income ladder, men can be not necessarily married to the mother of their children and still be fairly present. But as you go down

And they would sometimes refer to them as a package deal because when a man was married to the mother of his biological children, his relationship with his children were generally better. Now, of course, there are exceptions to this. And certainly at the high end of the income ladder, men can be not necessarily married to the mother of their children and still be fairly present. But as you go down

different kind of rungs of the socioeconomic ladder, it becomes harder for men to be engaged with their children if they're not married to the mother of those children. This is a sensitive issue and I understand why, but I think it is important if we're talking about family, we're talking about the importance of marriage as well in linking men to those biological children.

different kind of rungs of the socioeconomic ladder, it becomes harder for men to be engaged with their children if they're not married to the mother of those children. This is a sensitive issue and I understand why, but I think it is important if we're talking about family, we're talking about the importance of marriage as well in linking men to those biological children.

different kind of rungs of the socioeconomic ladder, it becomes harder for men to be engaged with their children if they're not married to the mother of those children. This is a sensitive issue and I understand why, but I think it is important if we're talking about family, we're talking about the importance of marriage as well in linking men to those biological children.

To me, there's a real connection between marriage and biology, even in some ways, evolution.

To me, there's a real connection between marriage and biology, even in some ways, evolution.