# Emily Ekins: 5 Reasons to Get Married Young (and Not Wait)

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conservative-woman-s-guide-6593323/emily-ekins-5-reasons-to-get-married-young-and-not-wait
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conservative-woman-s-guide-6593323/emily-ekins-5-reasons-to-get-married-young-and-not-wait.md
Podcast: [The Conservative Woman's Guide](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conservative-woman-s-guide-6593323)
Published: 2026-07-08T13:00:16+00:00
Episode link: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/emily-ekins-5-reasons-to-get-married-young-and-not-wait--72858348
Audio file: https://media.blubrry.com/3809858/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72858348/cwg_episode_68.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-conservative-woman-s-guide-6593323/episodes/emily-ekins-5-reasons-to-get-married-young-and-not-wait
Duration seconds: 1822

## Resource

For a generation told to delay marriage in pursuit of independence, career success, and personal growth, what if getting married young—say, in your early 20s—is actually one of the most strategic decisions you can make? In this episode of The Conservative Woman’s Guide, Karin Lips sits down with Emily Ekins, Vice President for Policy and Society at the Cato Institute, to explore the case for marrying young. Emily, who married her husband at 22, shares five data-backed reasons why walking down the aisle earlier can benefit women in the long run—from building a foundation with your spouse sooner to creating greater flexibility for future goals. Tune in as Karin and Emily challenge cultural assumptions that marriage should wait for arbitrary milestones and discuss what research reveals about building an intentional life. Join our community: https://enlightenedwomen.org/ Follow NeW on Instagram: @enlightenedwomen Follow NeW on X: @NeWNetwork Follow Karin Lips on Instagram: @karin.lips Follow Karin Lips on X: @klips Follow the Cato Institute on Instagram: @catoinstitute Follow Emily Ekins on X: @emilyekins Chapters: (4:34) Growing Together (5:12) Risk-Sharing (7:56) Happiness & Well-Being (9:10) Support in Difficult Moments (9:49) Family Formation & Preserving Options (15:26) Emily’s Message to Young Women (16:21) Technology’s Effects on Gen Z (22:21) American Civic Knowledge Gap (28:45) Advice to your 22-year-old self

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-conservative-woman-s-guide-6593323/episodes/emily-ekins-5-reasons-to-get-married-young-and-not-wait/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-conservative-woman-s-guide-6593323/emily-ekins-5-reasons-to-get-married-young-and-not-wait.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.