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Lex Fridman PodcastJames Sexton: Divorce Lawyer on Marriage, Relationships, Sex, Lies & Love | Lex Fridman Podcast #396
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- Released
- September 18, 2023
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- 3h 44m
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- Lex Fridman Podcast
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TRANSCRIPT: https://lexfridman.com/james-sexton-transcript EPISODE LINKS: James's Twitter: https://twitter.com/nycdivorcelaw James's Instagram: https://instagram.com/nycdivorcelawyer James's Website: https://nycdivorces.com/our-attorneys How to Stay in Love (book): https://amzn.to/3t61uji If You're in My Office, It's Already Too Late (audiobook): https://amzn.to/3PkVECg PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:34 - Why marriages fail 24:05 - Sex and fetishes 33:22 - Breakups 59:09 - Johnny Depp and Amber Heard 1:19:09 - Complicated divorce cases 1:25:55 - Cheating with the nanny 1:28:12 - Relationship advice 1:36:54 - Cost of divorce 1:58:45 - Prenups 2:13:06 - Cheating 2:20:50 - Open marriages and threesomes 2:33:38 - Sex and fighting 2:58:33 - Kevin Costner's divorce 3:08:17 - Lying 3:15:45 - Productivity 3:23:39 - Jiu Jitsu 3:32:11 - Sex, love, and marriage SOCIAL:
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SPEAKERS
James Sexton
guestLex Fridman
host
EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring James Sexton and Lex Fridman, James Sexton: Divorce Lawyer on Marriage, Relationships, Sex, Lies & Love | Lex Fridman Podcast #396 explores Divorce Lawyer Reveals How Relationships Fail, Survive, and Transform James Sexton, a veteran divorce attorney, uses war stories from high‑conflict divorces to explain how relationships slowly disconnect long before big events like cheating or financial betrayal. He argues that successful couples protect each other fiercely, communicate fearlessly about "small" hurts, and refuse to publicly demean their partner. Sexton challenges cultural scripts about marriage, monogamy, soulmates, and conflict, emphasizing vulnerability, honesty about sexual needs, and clear financial agreements like prenups. Despite witnessing relentless heartbreak, he remains deeply romantic, seeing love and connection as worth the inevitable pain, and divorce as a chance for honest reinvention rather than pure failure.
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