Management guru says society overvalues romantic relationships: 'There's an excessive amount of pressure to get married, white picket fence'

The classic American Dream has long been to get married, buy a house, and have kids. But one management guru says we have the wrong mindset about the milestones we covet in life.

“Society overvalues the romantic relationship and undervalues the friendship,” said organizational consultant, speaker, and author Simon Sinek on the Finding Mastery podcast. “But this is the world we live in where there’s an excessive amount of pressure to get married. White picket fence, 1.3 children, or whatever the statistic is, 2.1.”

Sinek is most revered for his 2009 TED Talk about the concept of “why,” and his “Golden Circle” theory that encourages leaders and organizations to define their core purpose or belief as the basis for inspiring employees and customers. His TED Talk was one of the mo