Love and Marriage

In today's episode, the boys talk about Nappi’s pet spider, interacting with exes in the wild, and the reason for marriage. All our lives we’ve been told that the core of a healthy marriage is love. But is this true? Evidence suggests that marriage is around 4,350 years old and the first recorded marriage was in 2350 B.C. Throughout most of history, the main goal of marriage was to act as alliance between families. Most couples didn't marry because they were in love, but instead for economic growth. Conversely, in modern day America love is the primary consideration for most couples when they decide to get married. To place another consideration ahead of love, would be looked at as archaic. Yet, as our large divorce rate suggests, maybe love should not be the driving factor. Marriage…. What’s love got to do, got to do with it?