The Most Eye-Opening Conversation on Marriage & Love You Will Ever Hear (From #1 Divorce Lawyer)
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What is the most important relationship advice you will hear?
Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. Have you ever gone to a funeral and noticed that as soon as you leave, you have this deep urgency? You're like, I have to allow myself to live my life. Or you go to a wedding and you are reminded of just how extraordinary it is to be in love. These moments, it's as if the force of life is moving through you. Well, that's going to happen to you as you listen to the conversation today. It will have a transformational and profound effect on you because you're about to hear the most important relationship advice Our expert today is going to talk about love in a way that you've never heard before. He's also going to teach you the simple habits of successful relationships.
For me personally, this is one of the most impactful conversations I have ever had on this podcast. And I cannot wait for you and everybody that you love to experience it.
Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. I am so excited that you're here. It's always an honor to be together. It's always an honor to spend time with you. But today, I can't wait. And if you're a new listener or you're here because someone shared this episode with you, I want to take a moment and personally welcome you to the Mel Robbins Podcast family. Today, you're going to learn the best relationship advice that you will ever hear. Today's guest, James Sexton, is a world-renowned authority on relationships. But coming from a perspective you may not expect. He's the author of the best-selling book, How to Stay in Love. But he also happens to be one of the top divorce attorneys in the world.
Which means for decades, he has had a front-row seat to the reason why marriages fall apart. And he's going to tell you, most breakups don't happen because of something catastrophic. They result from the little mistakes over time that everyone misses. Today, he'll teach you what those mistakes are and convince you that a few small changes are the secret to creating lasting and loving relationships. Without further ado, please help me welcome James Sexton to the Mel Robbins Podcast. James Sexton, welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. Great to be here. I have so many questions for you, but where I want to start is this. How could my life be different if I take everything to heart that you're about to teach me today and I apply it to my life and my relationship?
What could change? Yeah, I mean, I think, you know, as a practicing divorce lawyer for 25 plus years, I have a really unique vantage point. You know, a lot of relationship advice that people get and people give, it's coming from a psychology background. It's coming from a... a hypothetical, theoretical background. And again, it has tremendous value, but it's not like in the trenches and it's not this really raw, candid version. Because I think people lie to their therapists all the time, but they don't lie to their lawyer. Like your doctor and your lawyer are the two people you should never lie to under any circumstances. Everything we're doing is to protect you and everything we're saying is subject to privilege.
So you can tell us the raw, candid truth. And I think that's created in me a unique perspective on, you know, like if you wanted to figure out how to keep your car in good shape, don't talk to the car salesman. All they do is deal with new cars. Talk to the mechanic. Like talk to the person who's seen every way a car can break down and will say to you, hey, here's the stress points. Here's where I find this model of car tends to break.
How can small changes save or strengthen a marriage?
And here's how you could shore that up and prevent it. So a lot of what I try to give people is, Instead of like platitudes, like, oh, you need to maintain connection with yourself. Like, what does that mean? Like, I need to know what that means. Like, if I'm trying to fix my relationship or keep my relationship on track and you say, stay connected. Okay, do you mean like a date night or more sex? Or should we go on vacation? Or should I be asking different questions when we're having breakfast together?
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the most important relationship advice you will hear?
0:00–4:00
2
How can small changes save or strengthen a marriage?
4:00–8:32
3
What are the common mistakes that lead to relationship failures?
8:32–14:54
4
How can you effectively argue in a relationship?
14:54–24:06
5
What signs indicate your marriage might be over?
24:06–26:26
6
How can nostalgia help improve your relationship?
26:26–30:14
7
What practical steps can you take to reconnect with your partner?
30:14–31:25
8
How do you define happiness and satisfaction in your relationship?
31:25–1:36:17
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