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In this week’s edition, I parse the value of commitment and meaning of marriage — not as a social contract, but as a voluntary binding of two souls, a deliberate act of courage that slams shut any escape-hatch option. Then, I talk with Clementine Breen, who was swept along the chaotic currents of the transgender pipeline in childhood but has since de-transitioned. And from the archives, I look back on a conversation with Dr. Sarah Hill in which we unpack the instinctual pull women feel toward an interest in competence when choosing a lifelong partner.
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Advice
Understand The Purpose Of Marriage
During Swedish marriage ceremonies, couples often hold a candle between and above them. The candle — a source of light, illumination, and enlightenment — represents light that emerges in darkness; it is a symbol of life in darkness. The couple holds the candle above them as a symbolic gesture, signifying that the light is both what is above them and what they are below to. It signifies something transcendent to which they are both subordinate, no longer living as two entities but coming together as one. Life is no longer about what is good for one or the other but about what is good for the marriage — the combined being.
When you get married, you choose to commit to each other — meaning, you do not run away no matter what happens. So long as running away is an option, you cannot tell each other the truth, which is part of the purpose of marriage. Without that degree of seriousness, people leave problems unnamed because there is always an escape route. And without that commitment, there are lessons you will never learn; you will avoid them because you can always leave. Ultimately, if you can leave, you do not have to tell each other the truth.
If someone is not willing to commit to you, they are essentially saying they do not value you or the relationship above everything else — that they are only willing to be in the relationship to the extent they are able to escape. Whereas once you make a lifelong commitment to each other (and thereby cannot leave), you are, in turn, presented an opportunity to negotiate and move forward together. It is, indeed, that simple.
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“An Evening to Transform Your Life” Tour
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In Dr. Jordan B. Peterson’s "Success" series, he examines society’s traditional markers of success: money, fame, and power. While acknowledging their merits, he exposes their limitations and potential pitfalls. Watch “Success” for a paradigm-shifting redefinition that is both transformational and deeply meaningful. Available exclusively on DailyWire+.
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Hope In, Through, And From Miracles — And The Miraculous In Peterson’s ‘Gospels’
When Dr. Jordan B. Peterson began his investigation into the Bible, he did so with humble curiosity, professing he came to it not knowing what he was doing and not having “a prior presumption of my superiority in any manner to the text.” He continues, “Now, that doesn’t mean I had any real attitude towards it except what in the world is this? And perhaps there’s something I can learn from it.” He has, both implicitly and explicitly, taught others during his own learning process — with a keen sense to aim at the highest.
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Irreversible Damage At Fourteen | Detransitioner Clementine Breen | EP 531
In this episode, Dr. Jordan B. Peterson is joined by Clementine Breen, a child who was moved through the transgender pipeline and has since de-transitioned. Together they walk through her story (from early sexual abuse to the daunting decision to undergo affirming surgery), the confusion and fallout thereafter, reorientation, and her lawsuit against the doctor who led her astray.
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What Women Really Look For In A Partner | Sarah Hill
On the whole, women use wealth as a marker for attractiveness because they implicitly view wealth as a marker for competence. They are interested in the ability to generate and share wealth. It must be both: productivity and generosity. Although the capacity to generate wealth is not the only criteria, it is a decent marker. Men, in turn, compete among themselves for a competence-based reputation. And while a reciprocal relationship between men who are elevated as great and men who are competing to be elevated has not necessarily been scientifically calculated, there is still much to be observed and learned from this phenomenon.
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Thank you for reading,
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
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