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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