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How Not To F*ck Up Your Marriage Too Bad

Written by: Stephen Marche
Narrated by: Stephen Marche
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Episodes
  • Ep. 1: Should We Even Get Married?
    Jun 11 2020

    Weddings are stupidly expensive and seem pointless in an era of common law marriage and no-fault divorce. A top divorce attorney along with a survivor of disastrous wedding explain why they would choose to get married anyway.

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    35 mins
  • Ep. 2: How Do You Pick?
    Jun 11 2020

    Who you marry is the most important decision you will make in your life. We look at the various new ways of finding a mate, from an old-fashioned yenta to a NASA scientist who has worked out an algorithm that determines when you should settle.

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    34 mins
  • Ep. 3: Should We Schedule Sex?
    Jun 11 2020

    The essence of marriage is regulated passion. How do you balance sexual desire with the strictures of administration and domestic life? How much sex are other couples having? How much sex should you be having to keep your marriage strong?

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    40 mins

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About the Creator

Stephen Marche is an award-winning columnist and novelist who has written for The Atlantic, The New York Times, The New Yorker, Esquire and many other publications. He hosted the best-selling audio series How Not To F**k Up Your Kids Too Bad, of which How Not to F**k Up Your Marriage is a sequel. He lives in Toronto, semi-successfully, with his wife and two children.

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It saved my relationship!!!!!!!

This book came to my email on a day that I was fighting with my boyfriend, like we do all the time!!! I wanted to stop this. I love him and he does love me too, so I prayed for wisdom and this came to me.

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Would recommend

Poignant and useful, with good advice and beautiful story telling. I would recommend it to anyone, whether they're in a relationship or not.

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Wow!

I need to be very clear that I NEVER wrote online reviews... this series is awesome!

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Fantastic listen

I finished listening to this in day and a half. Loved the author’s voice and all the different guests with their insights and advice. 5 stars all the way

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good one.Had a very different experience on listening to the audiobook.overall i enjoyed the audiobook

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Great Book, Great Stories

Definately resonates with today's World.
Great advise for thise who are unsure and need more guidance.
Loved it and will definately listen to it again.

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Great info, terrible narration

I genuinely enjoyed the information provided. However, I have to admit my brain will challenge itself to remember the information provided over the narrator’s infuriating upward inflections at the end of nearly every sentence. Also the first few episodes are fluffy and weak.

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Gives you perspective

Loved this. I'm not married, but I thoroughly enjoyed the pod; made me reflect on past relationships and what I want for my future relationships.

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Insightful!

Only wish it comes in different languages so i can share with more people.

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  • Sunzy900
  • 2020-09-09

Marriage hopeful single

This series is so powerful... Having gone through a long term relationship but not quite making it the whole way and blaming most of the strife on my Ex this series opened me up to a lot of realities I had been thinking about but not really sat to disect and digest. Loved it so much I wish there were more topics of life like adultung, parenting, financial futures, friendships mental health, all the good stuff done in the most beautiful way

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  • Bella Isaro
  • 2020-10-28

Biggest take away

“You only really need a wedding if you shouldn’t have one and you only need to get married if you don’t need to”. This really hit home because for the longest time i thought i never wanted to get married, when in fact i just don’t want to get married just to prove something.

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  • Admiralu
  • 2020-10-04

Interesting Views on Marriage

This was a series about marriage and various stages including: the wedding, living together, sex, money, divorce and even death. It left out one major option, the decision to have kids. This just assumed like most that everyone wants kids and the option not to would never come up. I consider that a major issue since the presenter claimed he was presenting varied viewpoints. It included comments from real couples and experts on relationships.

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  • Sarah
  • 2021-02-11

Beware listening to episode 10 while in public

Because it had me crying like a little baby. What a thought provoking, eye opening, entertaining, and ultimately beautiful series about love.

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  • Candie Page
  • 2021-01-24

Very captivating

This series really opened my shoes to a lot of things in my 25 year marriage. I listened continuously during my 10 hour work day.

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  • Stephanie Garcia
  • 2020-10-06

Intriguing & Enlightening

Highly Recommended listen! Whether you’re single, engaged, married or even on the brinks of divorce!

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  • Zondra Heckman
  • 2023-09-05

Great listening

Loved the information and details and yes it's focused on marriage and staying together because it's about marriage not focused on divorce.
It's honest and direct, offering tools that can be tucked away for events that will happen in a marriage.

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  • Tammy deVries
  • 2023-01-27

Loved this book!

Loaded with valuable information on relationships. I will share this with all my friends, both married and single.

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  • AGarrett
  • 2022-12-27

Valuable insight and perspective

I really enjoyed this podcast and I think it’s a valuable listen for all married people or people in a long term relationship. No matter what your relationship looks like you’ll find something to relate to.

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  • Daniel E. Miller
  • 2022-09-08

Interesting

Drop the F Bombs. Great topics and discussions. Worthwhile listen..last chapter was hard to listen to, but gave great insights