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How to Stay in Love with Your Soul Mate, with Special Guest Ester Brooks

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Thirty-five years ago, I somehow convinced an extraordinary woman to marry me. Our relationship began like any other—attraction, a leap of faith, and eventually the decision to embark on the unknown journey ahead of us together. 

In this episode of Office Hours, my wife, Ester Munt-Brooks, and I reflect on what we’ve learned over 35 years of choosing each other—from the risks we took early on, to why love is much more than a feeling. Drawing on the wisdom of Thomas Aquinas, we explore what it truly means to love—and how that understanding can transform every relationship.

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Where to find Ester Munt-Brooks: 

• Website: https://www.fevaloryalegria.org/ 

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/estermunt 

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/FAITHWITHJOYTALKS/ 

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Referenced:

• The Meaning of Your Life: Finding Purpose in an Age of Emptiness

• Meaning Membership

• The Happiness Scale

• The Pursuit of Happiness with Arthur Brooks

• The Meaning of Your Life Retreats

• To Will the Good of the Other

• The purpose of life is to be happy

• The Nicomachean Ethics

• My 6-Step Morning Protocol for a Better Day

• The Institute for Family Studies

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guest appearing in this episode

(00:00) Intro

(08:55) Arthur and Ester’s love story

(14:02) The risks they took to give it a shot

(19:30) How Ester came to embrace marriage

(24:36) The next stage: Marriage and children

(28:05) St. Thomas Aquinas’s definition of love

(45:20) What’s coming up in future episodes on love

(46:04) The three big love lessons

(49:26) Q&A: Personalizing a morning routine for your needs

(55:06) Q&A: How to think about faith while dating

(57:54) Q&A: How having children impacts happiness

(1:02:30) Q&A: How to meet people in person

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