Marriage Is Harder Than 13 Colonies—Here’s How to Make It Last

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What do the Founding Fathers have to do with your marriage? More than you might think.

In this episode of The Voyage Cast, Eddie Eccker takes wisdom from Madison, Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Franklin, and Hamilton—and shows how their words about duty, ambition, and friendship speak directly into modern relationships.

Marriage isn’t about two perfect people. It’s about two imperfect humans drafting their own constitution: a set of principles that keep love steady when emotions run high, resentment threatens, or ambition collides.

What you’ll hear in this episode:

✔️ Washington on why duty is the soil where joy grows

✔️ Adams & Jefferson on why lasting love is rooted in friendship

✔️ Franklin on discernment, grace, and repair

✔️ Hamilton on resentment as a cruel master if you avoid hard conversations

✔️ Madison on aligning ambitions instead of letting them clash

✔️ Practical tools backed by research: gratitude rituals, money dates, phone-free zones, and repair strategies

Nations rise on principles, not personalities—and so do marriages.

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