Want to be happy? Get married. Studies have shown that marriage is an excellent predictor of increased happiness. Dr. Brad Wilcox, Professor of Sociology, is the Director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, and joins Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse to discuss how to be happy, what the numbers say, and explain how wedded parents are critical for children's stability and future successes.  Watch this timeless clip from Dr. Wilcox next: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV7LDFIe_J0 With Nicholas H. Wolfinger, Dr. Wilcox is the co-author of Soul Mates: Religion, Sex, Love, and Marriage Among African Americans and Latinos (Oxford, 2016), which shines a spotlight on the lives of strong and happy minority couples. He is also the coauthor of Gender and Parenthood: Biological and Social Scientific Perspectives (Columbia, 2013) with Kathleen Kovner Kline. His research has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, National Review Online, NPR, NBC’s The Today Show, and many other media outlets.  Dr. Wilcox's Bio: https://nationalmarriageproject.org/people/brad-wilcox "Me First" to "Family First": Brad Wilcox's Marriage Advice: https://www.ncregister.com/interview/brad-wilcox-get-married-book-value-of-marriage Buy Dr. Wilcox's Book, "Get Married": https://www.amazon.com/Get-Married-Americans-Families-Civilization/dp/0063210851/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZKFX43WZD0DN&keywords=get+married+brad+wilcox&qid=1706040837&sprefix=%2Caps%2C87&sr=8-1 Buy another of Dr. Wilcox's books: Soul Mates: religion, Sex, Love and Marriage among African Americans and Latinos - https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Mates-Religion-Marriage-Americans/dp/0195394224/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449691393&sr=8-1&keywords=Wilcox+soul+mates Discover more about Dr. Wilcox here: https://ifstudies.org/brad-wilcox Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/BradWilcoxIFS More of Dr. Wilcox's Articles: ‘Get Married’ and ‘Family Unfriendly’ Review: The Case for Wedlock - WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/get-married-and-family-unfriendly-review-the-case-for-wedlock-19414607 ‘I Said, What’s Your Plan About Marriage and Dating? And There Was Silence.’ - The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/opinion/brad-wilcox-marriage-conservatives.html  Does Marriage Really Bring People Happiness? A Discussion - TIME: https://time.com/6696116/marriage-happiness-brad-wilcox-interview/   Featured Playlist: Pro-FamilyTruth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0EGlkfwzIk&list=PLSi2OoPf_APuG2jEaZ7zITPUO7z6a6Li0 Have a question or a comment? Leave it in the comments, and we'll get back to you! Subscribe to our YouTube playlist:  @RuthInstitute   Follow us on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/theruthinstitute https://twitter.com/RuthInstitute https://www.facebook.com/TheRuthInstitute/ https://theruthinstitute.locals.com/newsfeed Press: NC Register: https://www.ncregister.com/author/jennifer-roback-morse Catholic Answers: https://www.catholic.com/profile/jennifer-roback-morse The Stream: https://stream.org/author/jennifer-roback-morse/ Crisis Magazine: https://crisismagazine.com/author/jennifer-roeback-morse Father Sullins' Reports on Clergy Sexual Abuse: https://ruthinstitute.org/resource-centers/father-sullins-research/ Buy Dr. Morse's Books: The Sexual State: https://tanbooks.com/products/books/the-sexual-state-how-elite-ideologies-are-destroying-lives-and-why-the-church-was-right-all-along/ Love and Economics: https://ruthinstitute.org/product/love-and-economics-it-takes-a-family-to-raise-a-village/ Smart Sex: https://www.amazon.com/-/he/Jennifer-Roback-Morse-PhD/dp/0981605923 Listen to our podcast:  Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ruth-institute-podcast/id309797947 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1t7mWLRHjrCqNjsbH7zXv1 Subscribe to our newsletter to get this amazing report: Refute the Top 5 Gay Myths https://ruthinstitute.org/refute-the-top-five-myths/ Get the full interview by joining us for exclusive