Friendship Is the Most Important Part of a Marriage

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I'm a very outgoing person. I've rich personal life. It's the thing i've always put before anything. So, you know, sometimes i'm like, ye, this is putting science behind something that is human and that is natural. Tell me why need to understand the details and the science and the research behind it, rather than just, like, go out and be friends. friendship gets so neglected. And especially in the modern era, when people are just so busy, it's like to really realize, like, what's going on there, and what we need to do.

Eric Barker is the author of The Wall Street Journal bestseller Barking Up the Wrong Tree: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Success Is (Mostly) Wrong, which has sold over half a million copies. Eric is also a sought-after speaker, having given talks at MIT, Yale, Google, the United States Military Central Command (CENTCOM), and the Olympic Training Center.

Eric's newest book, Plays Well with Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong, is available now!

Learn more about Eric at bakadesuyo.com.

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