James Sexton

Someone who himself has gone through the process of divorce.

Who is a romantic?

You'd think that those two things can't coexist or that person can't have those beliefs, but he does.

Yeah, fascinating.

James Sexton is just figuring out

that relationships are his passion.

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Dr. John and Dr. Julie Gottman, leading experts in relationship research with over 50 years of experience.

John is renowned for his groundbreaking work on marital stability, while Julie is an acclaimed clinical psychologist.

Please tell us.

Thanks so much for having me.

Great to see you guys.

Yeah, I mean, money is a tremendous piece of the puzzle.

I think it's not just the money itself, but it's also what the money comes to symbolize for people.

You know, I think people who grow up with economic insecurity...

money comes to symbolize all the things they didn't have in their life.

So it becomes, you know, money is a symbol of security.

Money is a symbol of, you know, peace and tranquility, safety, a feeling of not being so afraid.

So I think, you know, when that gets threatened, it creates tremendous distrust between parties.