‘An Act Of Faith’: Why Marriage Is Far Better Than The Single Life

The following is a collection of excerpts from Dr. Jordan Peterson’s new series about marriage. You can watch the special on DailyWire+.

My clinical experience, I would say, and my life experience, taught me that you could divide your life, in some sense, into thirds. One third of that is intimate relationship. We’ll say marriage. One third of that is family, and one third of that is career. That’s a rough break — a rough categorization — but it’s not a bad place to start with regard to rule of thumb. Well, why get married? People want a partner. Half the dialogue that you hear between people, especially if they’re single, is related to their desire to have a partner. And of course, half the dialog you hear from people who are in a relationship is how to deal with problems in their relationship. But it’s a very rare person who doesn’t need and want an intimate relationship.