Relationship conflict is inevitable, but how a man responds defines his integrity and leadership. Discover how to navigate tension with strength, clarity, and emotional maturity, transforming conflict into a catalyst for growth.
For almost twenty years, I lived as a serf, disappointed that my needs never seemed met and exhausted from the constant asking and angling for more respect, appreciation, validation, love, sex, passion, connection, and free time to myself. “This isn’t fair! This isn’t what partnership was supposed to be about!”
Many men embrace conditional regard thinking it’s how they can create and enforce good personal boundaries. In fact, the opposite is true. Men with conditional regard for others require things from others that they can’t control.
Inwardly I was miserable, melancholy, and woefully unhappy, and I had a secret no one knew. My secret? That I spent excessive time fantasizing about my wife dying in her sleep so I could hopefully remarry and live the rest of my life happily ever after.
Many think they’re playing The Hero simply because they’re no longer idle in their story. While taking action is more heroic than living idly in inaction, if a man’s story has a Villain, he’s still The Victim. Guys get pissed when I say that. That, too, is often more victimization.
Hey brother, if you're reading this as a man experiencing marriage trouble, I want you to know...
These men, refusing to be victims, naturally refuse to wait for someone to rescue them from their victimization. Instead, they possess a “self-rescue” mindset. That means that they refused to wait for their spouse or her affair partner to change course or direction.
I know you're probably not a Narcissist. The problem is your wife, girlfriend, or fiancee might...
Many men are stuck in a cycle of blame, apology, and emotional gridlock. I lived there for years—until I realized what she was really asking for all along.
Hi friends. I am often asked about how things turned around between myself and my wife. Today I...
Hey brother… I often get questions sent to me like Greg’s below who asks… “I’d like to hear about...
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