Matt Walsh Has An Honest Conversation With A Divorce Lawyer

James J. Sexton Esq., prominent divorce lawyer and author, joins Matt Walsh to chat about love, marriage, and divorce.

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[thomasgerace]

In my late 50's. Married 32 years to a girl I met when she was 16 and I was 18. No infidelities. No divorces. 3 grown daughters. I consider myself "happily married" but it certainly wasn't always happy/perfect. We stuck it out through the difficult times, we never wanted to hurt each other intentionally. We never confused "being in love" with "being happy".

Happiness is a fleeting feeling, you can be happy, unhappy, sad, angry, etc over the course of a single day. Even when we were not "happy" for an extended period, we both admit that we still "loved" each other and wanted things to get better. Don't get obsessed with how "happy" you are (or or not).

A shared Faith and belief in our vows. That was our core.

I called the 30's-40's "The Hump"...when the kids are most demanding, when money was tightest, when we were too tired, anxious, busy to treat each other the way we each deserved to be treated. When the most temptation to stray happened....if you can get past "The Hump" without doing anything you can't forgive each other for....things will get better. Hang on.

One of the biggest hurdles we all face as married people...the decline in sex...is the biggest issue for men when going over "The Hump". In that mix is hormonal birth control, which was a BIG factor for my wife. All you young married folks...be aware. The whole "she needs you to be X (romantic/loving/etc)" to have sex and "you need sex to feel romantic/loving/etc toward her...vs resentful that she hasn't touched you in weeks" is a THING. You need to talk about it, schedule it, do something about it or it will eat your relationship alive.

I still love my wife now as much as I did when she was my beautiful 20-something yo bride. It's been as close to a "Storybook Romance" as reality can provide. But it was absolutely NOT a "Happily Ever After" story. Western media...especially romance/rom-com's...has been a HUGE problem for our society IMO.

Make good choices.

Marry for the right reasons.

Commit. Be Faithful. Persevere.

[knine]

Matt thank you for letting James talk without cutting him off like so many other hosts do.

[FLABrowncoat]

That moment when an interview with a divorce attorney winds up being one of the more wholesome things on YouTube.

[cabbagedestroyer]

"Treat your spouse like a loan from God." Is a strong quote that I wish more people would follow.

[charlieanderson]

Matt, I am a committed Catholic man married to a committed Catholic woman, but our marriage over the last 17 years has been difficult. Things have been very difficult lately, and we both are at the point where we know we can no longer go on like this. So the fact that this video dropped on the day when I knew that we must take extreme action to save all that we worked for and to give our four children the marriage between their parents that they finally deserve is providential. Thank you. Please pray for us.

[wuddafxuppp]

As a 31 year old single person, the most frustrating thing for me with dating is the lack of seriousness people take it with. No morals. No virtue. Thank you so much for giving this conversation a platform....

[ThreatQueen]

I have to admit. The more I listen to James on different podcasts the more I find his perspective very insightful. James does a masterful job communicating issues with failed marriages.

[MrHolidayusir]

This guy taught one of my college classes. He was abaolutely the best professor i ever had, and he definitely changed my life for the better .

[gmak]

My wife and I filed for divorce a few years ago, and the only reason we were able to work everything out was the advice both of our divorce attorneys gave us. They also refunded 90% of the fees when we decided not to go through with everything. Been the best 3 years of marriage since, 13 years total

[Janthsurvivor]

I’ve never witnessed Matt actually seem like he’s capable of changing his mind or adjusting his ideology even if just by a little bit. He seems genuinely intrigued by the divorce lawyers stance and the knowledge he’s been privy to. Great interview.

[thefreeman]

Matt Walsh is the best interviewer at DW. He just asks the questions and lets the other person talk. 👍

[uto_ddict]

Only 15 min in but very much appreciate it when an interviewer, Matt in this case, lets the other person speak and not be interrupted. This is really a good interview regardless of where you’re at in your life and your marriage.

[lauralaspe]

Did Matt leave for work one day and tell his wife he’s going to talk to a divorce lawyer that day? 😅🤣

[fastbackgt]

If this divorce attorney gig doen't work for James, he could easily be a marriage counselor.

[tritiism]

Matt is a good interviewer. He asks interesting questions and he listens. I have watched the lawyer in other podcasts but this conversation has more depth. I really hope he keeps doing this kind of in-depth interviews exploring different social issues.

[ericar]

“Do we serve anything other than the self anymore?” I’ve been asking this for a long time, I’m glad someone else said it.

[stitchingbear]

I have been married for six years. This marriage ends when one of us dies. Hopefully it's me because I don't want to be on this planet without him. He is brilliant, strong and an amazing father. I wake up everyday knowing I won the lottery.

[Paxn]

"We've done so much self-esteem work over the last 15 years, that what do we esteem other than the self anymore? What do we serve other than the self anymore?" That's profound and cuts right to the heart of SO many relational and societal issues going on.

[chidotehowtodo]

Great insight. Celebrating 23 yrs today with my wife. She's awesome. We still dig eachother after 4 kids. She makes me feel like a king and I can't get enough of her. It takes extreme humility and effort but wow it gets better and better.

[katiesmom]

Having been divorced, I have 3 pieces of advice: Don't get complacent, don't make each other feel invisible, and if you have children, you NEED to still be partners with each other.