Why Does It Feel Like I’m the Only One Who Wants to Spend Time Together?

Why Does It Feel Like I’m the Only One Who Wants to Spend Time Together?

Understanding partner time, self-abandonment, and the loss of connection. Have you ever found yourself lying next to the person you love, wondering why it still feels like you’re alone?The conversation fades, the laughter’s gone, and even time together feels like...
Could Loving Your Wife “Like Christ Loves the Church” Be Killing Your Marriage?

Could Loving Your Wife “Like Christ Loves the Church” Be Killing Your Marriage?

🔊 Prefer to listen to this blog post? Note to Readers Before we get into this, I want to set the stage. Most of the time, what’s shared here is written for men of every background, men who may or may not have a faith or spiritual tradition, but who all wrestle with...
How Taming the Lion Kills Connection: Why Domesticated Men Feel Safe… But Aren’t

How Taming the Lion Kills Connection: Why Domesticated Men Feel Safe… But Aren’t

This month inside the Masterful Men community, we’ve been talking about courage—not the kind of courage that shows up in grand gestures, but the daily kind. The courage to tell the truth. To face ourselves. To stay open in hard conversations. To drop the mask and stop...
You Are the Architect: How Reclaiming Meaning-Making Heals Disconnection, Pain, and Your Relationship

You Are the Architect: How Reclaiming Meaning-Making Heals Disconnection, Pain, and Your Relationship

If you’re in a relationship where the spark has died, the emotional connection is gone, and your wife or romantic partner feels more like a roommate, a stranger, or even an adversary, you’re not alone. Many men come to me with stories like this: “She’s cold....