Exhausted Wives, Bewildered Husbands: Why your marriage is hurting, and how to blossom as a couple

did not apply blame or use guilt at all but simply stated the feeling they had and the circumstantial reasons

Then she’s gone, and “he can go find the person who’s going to make him happy, because that’s obviously not me.”

Disappointments can be discussed not in terms of personal guilt but as opportunities to meet new needs and prove good intentions. Praise will feel genuine and come naturally as both partners are satisfied and content in their marriage.

has little interest in their children, and that he considers her unworthy of respect or devotion.

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Don’t let these tests fool you. If she didn’t love you, if there was no hope of reaching her heart, she wouldn’t bother shooting at you. If she felt nothing for you at all, there would be no danger.

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How can I get my needs met without telling you what they are? The detached person faces the following paradox: “I have needs, but revealing them will cause me to be abandoned. Either my partner will outright reject me and say, ‘You’re not worth this price, I’m out of here!’ or else they will fulfill my need with begrudging resentment and stew on th