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Feeling like nothing is changing, no matter what you do? If you’re tired of trying, exhausted by life, or just surviving day to day, this is where your real work begins.

“I’m Unhappy With the Sex in My Marriage” — How to Stop Waiting, Take Back Your Power, and Become the Man She Can’t Ignore

“I’m Unhappy With the Sex in My Marriage” — How to Stop Waiting, Take Back Your Power, and Become the Man She Can’t Ignore

by | Jul 29, 2025 | , , , , , , , , ,

If you’ve ever found yourself Googling “sexless marriage help” or “why am I unhappy with my wife” at 2 a.m., you’re not alone. Brother, that sentence you keep repeating — “I’m unhappy with the sex in my marriage” — isn’t one problem, it’s three: happiness, sex, and marriage. And the real issue isn’t her. It’s the dials of agency and courage you’ve handed away. In this article, I’ll show you how to reclaim them and why doing so is the key to intimacy, passion, and a marriage you can breathe in again.

How Men Become Undone, and How It Can Lead To Wholeness

How Men Become Undone, and How It Can Lead To Wholeness

by | Oct 28, 2022 | , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Then one day, often just after a “more trail marathon,” like a vacation, home renovation, or big holiday, our wives say some dreadful words.
“I love you, but I’m not in love with you.”
“I think I want a divorce.”
“Yes… I *am* having an affair.”
“I can’t give you what you want.”
“I need to find myself.”

Is your wife’s painful past behind your lack of intimacy?

Is your wife’s painful past behind your lack of intimacy?

by | Oct 25, 2022 | , , , , , , , , ,

Many of these men are in sexless or sexless or sex-starved relationships. They feel a deep lack of far more than sex but of deep, connected emotionally-satisfying intimacy. In fact, that’s usually their chief frustration and complaint.

Yeah, but… at what point does a man say “enough is enough”?!

Yeah, but… at what point does a man say “enough is enough”?!

by | May 23, 2022 | , , , , , , , , , , , ,

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.

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