Why Modern Dating Is Failing Those Seeking Marriage | Emily & Daniel Hussem

She had 7000 comments on a single matchmaking post. Thirty of those people are now married. Six babies have been born. And it all started because she asked one question: what if I just tried to help?

Adam Lane Smith sits down with Emily and Daniel Hussem, co-founders of Sacred Spark, a Catholic dating app, to break down why finding a spouse has never been harder, what the collapse of friend and family networks has done to an entire generation of people who desperately want marriage, and what is actually working to bring good people together.

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In this episode you will learn:
1- How couples used to meet, and what replaced it
2- Why friends have stopped introducing each other, and what that costs
3- What thirty marriages from a single matchmaking post says about unmet demand
4- Why a dating app’s business model works against the outcome its users want
5- The difference between being ready to date and wanting to be
6- Why so many faith communities make marriage sound like an endurance test
7- What the research actually says about married life, and where the stereotypes come from
8- A hundred years of family networks breaking down, traced decade by decade
9- What leading and being led looks like in a marriage where both people are secure
10- Why brotherhood and sisterhood take pressure off a marriage rather than competing with it
11- Red flags compared with personal triggers, and the only way to tell them apart
12- Why “I don’t feel a spark” after four months is usually about something else

Emily Wilson Hussem – Co-Founder SacredSpark, Inc.

Emily Wilson Hussem is an internationally recognized Catholic speaker and author who shares her faith both online and at events around the globe. Emily has written 7 books, including the #1 Christian bestseller Sincerely, Stoneheart: Unmask the Enemy’s Lies, Find the Truth That Sets You Free.

Daniel Hussem – Co-Founder SacredSpark, Inc.

Daniel Hussem is a husband, father of three, and a passionate Catholic with over a decade of experience in marketing, product strategy, and technology from the tech-startup world. Daniel holds a Master’s degree in Business & Economics from Tilburg University in the Netherlands.

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Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction: Why Is It So Hard to Find Someone to Marry?
00:02:26 From Family Introductions to Dating Apps
00:04:19 Matchmaking Posts, Thirty Marriages, and the Village
00:09:52 What Most People Get Wrong About Dating Apps
00:13:37 Why Marriage Gets Sold as an Endurance Test
00:25:05 A Hundred Years of Family Networks Breaking Down
00:33:22 Inside Their Marriage: Leading, and Calling It Out
00:45:11 Brotherhood, Sisterhood, and Why a Marriage Can’t Be an Island
00:54:01 Audience Questions: Red Flags, Patterns, and Respect
01:07:39 Audience Questions: Dating, Types, and Investment

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