In Black America

In Black America Podcast: Making Marriage Work with Judge Lynn Toler

January 20, 2013 11:13 am by: John Hanson

On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Judge Lynn Toler, TV’s Divorce Court, and author of Making Marriage Work: New Rules For An Old Institution. Drawing from her career as a judge and her own marriage, Toler sees that the biggest impediment to marriage these days—when the national divorce rate hovers around 50%—is that couples decide to take the plunge based almost entirely on the most irrational and impractical criteria: falling in love. Marriage, she says, is a job, and it needs to be treated like one. However, the makeup and consistency of this job has changed so much over the past few decades that the old rules no longer apply. Toler offers simple tips and insight on the new challenges created in a culture often overwhelmed by the emphasis on - and ability to attain instant gratification....
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