by Sven Masterson | Feb 9, 2026 | Emotional Dependency and External Regulation, Emotional Gridlock, Emotional Immaturity and Reactivity, Emotional Immaturity and Reactivity, Emotions & Resiliency, Marriage & Relationships, Marriage Dynamics, Shame and Emotional Withdrawal
— and How to Create It Without Becoming a Simp or an A**hole I’ve been quiet long enough that a few readers reached out to check on me. Which, honestly, made me laugh. Yikes. I appreciate it, truly. And yes, I’m fine. Nothing bad happened. No implosion, secret drama,...
by Sven Masterson | Oct 23, 2025 | Avoidance & Attachment, Emotional Dependency and External Regulation, Loss of Polarity and Desire, Marriage, Marriage & Relationships, Relationship Conflict, Resentment and Suppressed Anger, Romantic Relationships, Sex & Intimacy, Sexless Marriage, Value & Significance, Walking on Eggshells
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...
by Sven Masterson | Aug 21, 2025 | Affairs, Cheating, and Infidelity, Avoidance & Attachment, Emotional Dependency and External Regulation, Faith & Spirituality, Loss of Polarity and Desire, Marriage, Marriage & Relationships, Masculinity, Relational Leadership, Relationship Conflict, Romantic Relationships, Sex & Intimacy, Sexless Marriage, Shame and Emotional Withdrawal, Spirituality Without Shame, Thought Patterns, Walking on Eggshells, Worldview & Beliefs
🔊 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...
by Sven Masterson | Jul 23, 2025 | Emotional Gridlock, Femininity, Loss of Polarity and Desire, Marriage, Masculinity, Mens Work, Relational Leadership, Relationship Conflict, Resentment and Suppressed Anger, Romantic Relationships, Sex, Shame and Emotional Withdrawal, Walking on Eggshells
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...
by Sven Masterson | Jul 2, 2025 | Uncategorized, Walking on Eggshells
I’ve always loved puzzles, especially those “kinds of “tavern puzzles that you find in the Cracker Barrel gift shop or those puzzles that look like impossible-to-open boxes. Despite enjoying puzzles, there was a season in my marriage where I spent...
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