LDS writer and videographer Seth Adam Smith wrote an article titled “Marriage Isn’t For You” that has gone viral.
After having been married for a year and a half, he concluded that marriage is not for him. He wrote, “a true marriage (and true love) is never about you. It’s about the person you love.”
“You don’t marry to make yourself happy, you marry to make someone else happy,” Seth recalls his dad telling him. “More than that, your marriage isn’t for yourself, you’re marrying for a family. Not just for the in-laws and all of that nonsense, but for your future children.”
This selfless idea rang true. Within two days, the post on his site sethadamsmith.com was read over 20 million times. It was also featured on the front page of the Huffington Post and in the New York Daily News, Today, The Blaze, Parents, the Christian Post, FamilyShare, and the U.K.’s Daily Mail, just to name a few.
But not everyone believes. Seth’s article prompted a retort by a woman writing for Cosmopolitan who claims that Seth’s philosophy is nothing more than old-school romance. But maybe the world needs more unselfish, old-school romance.
Seth is also the editor-in-chief of ForwardWalking.com, a website dedicated to helping people move forward in life.
You can subscribe to Seth’s blog or follow him on Facebook or Google+.
Updates:
- Seth and his wife have been interviewed on national television, such as Fox and Friends, NBC’s Today Show, and HuffPost Live.
- The blog post on sethadamsmith.com has been read nearly 25 million times, not to mention the reads in the national publications listed above and the shares throughout social media channels.
- As of November 6, it has been prominently featured on The Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, MailOnline,Cosmopolitan, MSN.com, Yahoo.com, The Matt Walsh Blog, Deseret News, Today.com (and apparently the Today SHOW), KSL News, TheBlaze, and Fox & Friends, with a few more interviews scheduled.
- The article has been translated by FamilyShare.com into Spanish and Portuguese.
- Read Seth’s My Response to the Response follow-up blog post where he further explains two points.
- Update Nov 7: And Good Morning America
- Here is information about Seth’s YouTube channel.
- Update: Nov 12: The blog post on sethadamsmith.com has been read 27 million times, not to mention the reads in the national publications listed above and the shares throughout social media channels.
- Seth has now published the book Marriage Isn’t for You: It’s for the One You Love.
