Love 2.0: Reimagining Our Relationships

This episode of Hidden Brain explores the evolution of marriage, from economic partnerships to unions based on romantic love and personal fulfillment, featuring insights from historian Stephanie Coontz and social psychologist Eli Finkel. Finkel introduces the concept of "suffocation of marriage," where modern marriages struggle under the weight of high expectations for personal growth and fulfillment, and offers "love hacks" to reorient these expectations. The episode also includes a Q&A segment with psychologist Jonathan Adler, who answers listener questions about personal stories and how they shape our lives, discussing themes like contamination, redemption, and the importance of agency in narrative psychology, and explores how individuals can rewrite their personal and cultural narratives to find meaning and well-being.