Surprising Perspective About Marriage from a Secular Divorce Attorney

James J. Sexton is an attorney based in New York City who has helped litigate and finalize more than one-thousand divorces.

According to his online bio, he’s been “Described by some as a ‘compassionate and dedicated advocate’ and others as a ‘courtroom gunslinger’ or ‘the sociopath you want on your side.’”

Sexton is also something of unlikely author of an unconventional book given his professional background: “If You’re in My Office, It’s Already Too Late: A Divorce Lawyer’s Guide to Staying Together.”

What does a divorce attorney know about building a strong marital union?

In fact, to hear Sexton talk about marriage, you’d have to be somewhat crazy to even marry at all.

In an interview this week on the popular podcast, “The Art of Manliness,” Sexton told host Brett McKay, “Marriage is an inherently negligent activity similar to owning a lion as a pet or having a trampoline