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EPISODE · May 11, 2026 · 20 MIN

When Love Gets Complicated — Marriage, Fidelity & the Culture We're All Living In

from Curious and Grounded · host Mark Ambundo

Stephen A. Smith admitted he never married because he couldn't be faithful. Megan Thee Stallion called fidelity "non-negotiable" — even as her music celebrated the opposite. And somewhere between those two headlines, millions of people are quietly wondering whether faithful, enduring love is even possible anymore.In this episode of Curious and Grounded, we sit with the mess. We look honestly at the cultural forces working against marriage, the hidden wounds of infidelity on children and spouses, and the shame that doesn't go away just because you moved on. Then we turn to the most honest diagnosis ever written — Romans 7 — and explore why willpower alone was never going to be enough.This episode is for the married and the struggling. For the hurt and the guilty. For the cynical and the hopeful. And for anyone who needs to hear that the God of Romans 8 hasn't given up on the covenant idea — even if the culture has.Relatable. Honest. Hope-giving.References: Stephen A. Smith, Megan Thee Stallion & Klay Thompson, Steph & Ayesha Curry, Romans 7:15–25, Romans 8:1

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