Tag: masculine confidence

  • How To Handle Emotional Manipulation From Your Wife Or Girlfriend

    How To Handle Emotional Manipulation From Your Wife Or Girlfriend

    Emotional manipulation. It’s an ambush.

    One minute, you feel clear and have a plan. The next? Your wife or girlfriend pokes you just right.

    You thought you had a solid point. But somehow, you ended up confused, doubting yourself, maybe even apologizing for something that wasn’t actually wrong.

    Reading this will help you avoid the emotional manipulation trap.

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    What Emotional Manipulation Looks Like

    Women tend to persuade using emotions. Men, on the other hand, default to logic, facts, and outcomes. It’s how we’re both wired.

    So when she prods your emotions by saying things like:

    “If you REALLY loved your son, you’d take him hiking instead of golfing.”

    “I need a man who prioritizes his family. YOU should change your plans if you care about us.”

    She’s not necessarily trying to manipulate you, she’s pulling emotional levers because that’s the language her brain speaks best.

    Emotional manipulation happens when you jump out of your lane of clarity by allowing the emotions she evoked to guide your choices.

    Emotions are subtle. They’re powerful. And if you listen to them, they’ll knock you off your center every time.

    Why does this even matter?

    Because if your emotions flux with hers, sexual polarity is destroyed.

    That spells bad news for the romance department in your relationship.

    Your Job Is to Stay In Your Lane

    A woman who tries to emotionally manipulate you isn’t the problem; falling for it is.

    You don’t have to fight back, raise your voice, or “win” the argument.

    You also don’t have to cave, comply, or go along just to keep the peace.

    The real power move?

    Respond with calm leadership and firm boundaries.

    For example, when she presses your emotional buttons and then uses those feelings against you, put a pin in the conversation.

    Buy yourself time to regain your clarity.

    Say to her, “I hear what you’re saying. But let’s talk more about it after dinner, not right now.”

    This isn’t dismissive, it’s decisive.

    It’s not avoidant, because you said when you would revisit the topic.

    You’re giving her emotions the space they need without letting them dictate your response.

    Boundaries turn chaos into clarity

    When you delay your response and set a clear boundary, it allows the dust to settle.

    You can drop any feelings she evoked and clarify what you value before picking the topic back up with her.

    Knowing what you value will guide how you respond.

    Boundaries aren’t walls. They’re leadership tools.

    And when you use them right, emotional manipulation loses its power over you.

    She Doesn’t Want to Be Able to Manipulate You

    A woman may test you with emotional pressure, but if you fold every time, she loses respect.

    She may not say it, but she’s really asking:

    “Can you hold steady when I swirl?”

    If she finds that you can’t, over time, she’ll stop trusting you to lead and resentment will grow.

    But when you remain unshakable and you don’t abandon yourself to avoid her storms, her attraction, trust, and connection deepen.

    How To Have More Confidence

    The confident man doesn’t explain himself endlessly.

    He doesn’t allow his emotions to change his response.

    He listens, he considers, and responds based on his values (not feelings).

    So the next time you feel that emotional pressure rising from her remarks, remember: Don’t take the bait.

    You’re here to stay grounded in truth and invite her into your calm, without folding under her emotional pressure.

    Want help applying this in your relationship?

  • Failing Marriage? 2 Mistakes Successful Men in Their 40s Make

    Failing Marriage? 2 Mistakes Successful Men in Their 40s Make

    Are you a man who is highly successful everywhere in life yet finds yourself in a failing marriage? I will show you a clear path to achieving the same success in your marriage that you’ve mastered in other areas of your life.

    Why Are Most Men Blindsided By Their Failing Marriage?

    By your 40s, the sheer amount of effort you’ve poured into your business or career starts to show.

    The early days of marriage when pennies were pinched have faded and basic life expenses are no longer a stress.

    You hoped that years of hard work and sacrifice would pay off, allowing you to enjoy a fulfilling life with your wife for the long term

    But now that you stand at the best point in life to begin this epic chapter, why doesn’t she doesn’t seem interested or engaged?

    All too common, your years of labor have taken a toll on the marriage, and a distance has grown with her.

    It can feel like she has a separate life, one filled with routines and friends you know nothing about.

    The story below tells how a man named David found himself in this exact situation and what he did to turn it around.

    David’s Success At Work Didn’t Equal Success At Home

    David stood in his office, staring out the window.

    His mind was usually absorbed in work.

    Today, however, it was consumed with thoughts of Chelsie, his wife of 18 years.

    At work, everything was clear.

    He set high standards, monitored performance, and got results.

    But at home, his system was failing.

    Chelsie’s cold shoulder had started months ago.

    At first, David ignored it, thinking it would pass.

    But she stayed distant.

    She avoided his touch, brushed off his attempts to connect, and barely talked about her day.

    Frustrated, David had told her many times, “This is unacceptable! I need love and affection in this marriage! What is your problem?”

    Each time, it only made things worse.

    “I shouldn’t have to tell you what’s wrong or what I need,” Chelsie snapped one evening.

    Her words stuck with him.

    Why couldn’t she just tell him what was wrong so they could fix their failing marriage?

    He managed dozens of people at work, each with their own needs, and got them to perform.

    Why couldn’t Chelsie do the same?

    David sighed and turned away from the window.

    Deep down, he knew the answer.

    Chelsie wasn’t one of his employees.

    She was his wife, his source of love. The one person he knew could shake his confidence.

    Women Struggle To Feel Affection For A Man Who Fears Her

    At work, David felt in control.

    He could fire underperformers or change strategies without hesitation.

    But at home, Chelsie’s rejection cut deep.

    Her coldness made him feel small, like he wasn’t enough.

    That fear paralyzed him.

    David had spent months focusing on what he didn’t like in their marriage.

    He pointed out her flaws and told her she was wrong for shutting him out.

    But he never thought about what she needed.

    His critical thinking was his strength at work, but it was failing him at home.

    The truth was, Chelsie didn’t want a manager.

    She wanted a lover.

    She wanted the playful, relaxed man she had married.

    The David who made her laugh, wasn’t afraid of her moods, and didn’t treat their relationship like a quarterly project.

    That version of David had been buried under his drive for success.

    He was so focused on work that he lost touch with the fun, loving side of himself who could enjoy the moment.

    Deep down, there were many things Chelsie wanted to share with David, but she knew her true feelings would be met by his frustration or need to fix them.

    David feared her feelings, and he feared losing intimacy… a power Chelise didn’t want to have over him.

    Like darkness slowly enveloping her, Chelsie’s affectionate feelings for David diminished as he continued to hold her responsible for his frustration.

    2 Hidden Mistakes Successful Men Make At Home

    Whenever I’ve coached highly successful men, I’ve noticed two common mistakes.

    The first mistake is that we think our wife’s cold reactions are unfair to what we’ve provided.

    We look at our list of amazing things we’ve done, analyze her current reaction, and then think, “This doesn’t add up!! I’m doing my part, why aren’t you doing yours?”

    If we can leave our calculator brain at the office for a moment, we can start to see how our wife’s reactions are EXACTLY what they are supposed to be.

    Imagine how different you would respond if you really believed that her feelings were exactly what she was supposed to feel and she was reacting to them the best she could.

    The 2nd mistake I see highly successful men make is that we think our money, house, wife, and frequency of sex are confirmation of our success in life.

    I fell into this category hard in my marriage.

    The moment my cash flow, household, or love life changed, I was a frazzled wreck.

    I expected my wife to “mommy” my frustration so I could feel strong enough to take on the world.

    “Mommy” looked like her making a warm meal, washing my socks, and listening to me talk on and on about my problems.

    If we want an intimate, sexual relationship with a woman, we cannot make her our mommy.

    When a man internalizes his sense of confidence and well-being, he won’t react to his wife as David did, which drove love and affection right out of his relationship.

    He won’t need a mommy to make him feel better.

    How Did David Save His Failing Marriage?

    That evening, David sat in the living room.

    For the first time in months, he ignored his work emails.

    He thought about Chelsie’s words: “I shouldn’t have to tell you what’s wrong or what I need.”

    Those words hurt, but they also challenged him.

    Could he see past his frustration and fear?

    Could he show her, not tell her, that he cared?

    David knew it wouldn’t be easy.

    He’d have to face his fear of rejection and let go of control.

    But if he approached her with empathy instead of criticism, maybe he could break through.

    Maybe he could melt the icy wall between them.

    He closed his eyes and pictured Chelsie’s smile.

    He remembered the way her eyes lit up when he walked into the room.

    That’s what he wanted to see again.

    For the first time in months, he decided to stop pointing out what she did wrong.

    Instead, he would SHOW her what he wanted their love to be like.

    His first step was to not react, but listen when she made small bids for conversation.

    Within a few weeks, they were back to laughing and enjoying each other’s company!

    How did David turn around his failing marriage?

    Ask him and he’ll say –“I internalized my self-confidence & stopped fearing the reactions of the woman I love”.

    How To Become The Confidant Man Your Wife Needs

    Over the last three weeks, four of my 1:1 clients have told me, “Holy cow, my marriage has done a full 180!”

    These are highly successful men who have learned how to not settle for the status quo while also not being a controlling jerk.

    I can teach you how to be a man with a solid spine and a soft heart.

  • Walkaway Wife: 3 Red Flags It’s Coming

    Walkaway Wife: 3 Red Flags It’s Coming

    You didn’t marry a walkaway wife: 3 red flags about YOU can push her right out the door, though.

    Even if she’s a Christian…

    Even if you’ve always had good intentions….

    There are 3 red flags in men that women walk away from.

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    Walkaway Wife: 3 Red Flags It’s Coming

    Red Flag #1: You Fail Her “Jealousy Tests”

    Here’s the thing with a walkaway wife: 3 red flags have arisen from the many men I’ve worked with.

    When a woman leaves a marriage, it’s rarely from a specific argument or forgotten birthday.

    She has been suffering for years, while doing a very good job of hiding it.

    A large part of her desire for you revolves around how secure you are.

    She doesn’t consciously come up with ways to test your jealousy.

    Like I said, this is mostly a hidden thing she feels.

    What happens is her feminine way of making connections everywhere she goes reveals how secure you are.

    Think of all the connections she makes with people as a “jealousy test”.

    Below are some examples of how a man can fail these tests.  

    • Getting controlling or suspicious when she has male friends
    • Stressing out when she gets a text from a guy
    • Anxiously pestering her about why, what, who, or where she was
    • Losing your cool when guys give her attention

    Even if all her male friends want to get into her pants, it’s not a red flag.

    Women are very good at keeping guys in the friend zone.

    Just look at how many husbands are stuck in her friend zone, going for years without sex.

    If you’re wife has to adjust her life because of your insecurities, your relationship is on borrowed time.

    Take a hard look in the mirror and ask yourself why you give a rat’s tail who your wife is friendly towards.

    This was my excuse back in the day: “It’s not that I don’t trust her, it’s that I don’t trust other guys!”

    Another excuse I’ve heard is, “She’s disrespecting me with other guys!”

    Both excuses are based on something most women detest: insecurity.

    I have to laugh at myself for trying to justify those excuses while my marriage was sexless. 

    Seriously. 

    I tried 99.6 “hacks” to get my wife to be intimate with no success.. and I was STILL insecure that with someone else, she would give in…

    Trust me, a woman’s affection is impossible to gain when SHE doesn’t want it to be accessed.

    When our wife feels like we can’t handle how she lives her life, she stops sharing it with us.

    Not long after, she stops letting us inside her heart and body.

    Can we really blame her for closing off when every time she lets us see into her world, we have a cow, act disrespected, or mope around?

    Red Flag #2: You Keep A Mental Score Card Of What She Owes You

    This red flag sounds like this: “After all I’ve sacrificed for this family, the least you could do is give me some sex!”

    Keeping a mental scorecard is deeply revealing about our intentions and indicates a long-term chronic behavior of self-abandonment. 

    I was the guy who “sacrificed” my weekends, time with friends, living location, and hobbies for my wife. 

    On a deeper level, I stopped standing by my own beliefs, stopped prioritizing my own needs, and held her approval on a pedestal.

    Everything I did carried a hidden expectation.

    I would never say it, but boy, could she smell it all over me.

    It got so bad, I couldn’t even hang a picture in the living room or spray the weeds on the sidewalk without expecting her to reciprocate love (preferably in the form of sex). 

    Transactional love will send your wife running for the hills. 

    Red Flag #3: You Can’t Appreciate The “Messiness” Of Your Wife.

    Women are born with a unique ability to create, embellish, stretch, and change the status quo.

    She’s like an artist painting her masterpiece.

    An artist’s room is covered in paint, scraps of canvas, and pieces of craft supplies.

    Yet from the contemplative and messy room of an artist, a high-value painting emerges. 

    A very feminine woman won’t stick to a schedule, finish what she starts, maintain a consistent mood, or make up her mind. 

    If we can’t look at our wife’s “messiness” with the same appreciation as a kitten tumbling in a box of yarn, she’ll grow more masculine, ridged, and closed off around us. 

    We didn’t marry a dude, so we need to stop expecting her to be one.

    She was designed to bring new things into this life.

    Just look at birth.

    There’s blood, poop, slime, screaming… It’s pure chaos.

    But from that mess emerges a new life, your child.

    She is built to “birth” many new experiences into your life.

    Because she is feminine, it will always be messy.

    She is literally the embodiment of Mother Nature.

    Rainbows, sunsets, hurricanes, and wildfires.   

    Walkaway Wife: 3 Red Flags To Resolve Before It’s Too Late

    The 3 red flags you just read about all stem from one common factor: an insecure husband.

    I spent years trying to “trim the wings” of my wife to prevent her from engaging with other men. 

    I managed to get her lifestyle so boxed in, I thought there was no way another man could get with her…Then she had an emotional affair with a woman!

    Like a lightning bolt to my brain, I suddenly realized isolating your partner from other humans because you’re insecure has never worked and never will. 

    I transitioned from being someone who would act extremely distressed if my partner hugged another man to genuinely celebrating with her when she receives attention.

    This new, secure way of living has produced fidelity in my relationship in ways I NEVER experienced before! 

    You can’t white-knuckle what you want into your marriage, you have to attract it. 

    We’re only making the grass greener on the other side of the fence when we’re puking insecurity all over our side.

    The moment we make something forbidden or taboo, it’s instantly more exciting and tempting to flirt with it. 

    To this day, I’m shocked when I see how being secure with my partner’s engagement around others has disempowered their charm over her. 

    The old me never would have believed it, but letting go is how you get some things. 

    Your Next Step To Attract The Marriage You Want

    Through my coaching, we’ll unpack all the things that scare you.

    We’ll face them head-on with NEW perspectives and NEW understanding.

    This rewires your brain.

    You’ll never stop feeling scared or insecure; you’re human.

    But my process builds a new relationship with those feelings so they no longer control your reactions.

    You don’t need to fear a walkaway wife: 3 red flags can be nipped right now.

  • 2 Key Ingredients To Masculine Confidence In Marrage

    2 Key Ingredients To Masculine Confidence In Marrage

    Without masculine confidence in marriage, You’ll start to feel like another kid to take care of to your wife. Decisions, boundaries, scheduling – Your wife feels like she’s having to step up on your behalf over and over. On the flip side, feminine women are drawn to masculine confidence in marriage like a cat to catnip. This week, one of the men in our Vital Formula To Masculine Confidence Course saw a change in his marriage. His wife (who had been disagreeable and cold) warmed up! Her change was in response to his new calm/understanding masculine frame. This article provides two key ingredients to be a more confident husband, even if your marriage is in distress.   

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    Be A Confident Husband: 2 Key Ingredients

    Love Being A Man

    When your confidence is low, everything feels personal.

    No morning kiss from your wife feels like a nagging stab in your gut.

    Her complaints about the house make you feel like you’re not a good enough provider.

    And when she says she feels emotionally neglected, you want to say, “Wait a minute, how do you think I feel?”

    Unless a marriage is led by a man who is secure in himself, it will eventually disintegrate into blaming and victimhood.

    You don’t need to end up as a divorced, gutted shell of yourself who blames others for your suffering.

    Being more secure and unshakable leads to a better life, no matter what.

    You’ll have more masculine confidence in marriage, work, and socially when you value how you are built as a man.

    Yet, many men quickly lose any sense of confidence when it comes to tension and conflict with their wives.

    One major reason for this is due to BRAIN differences!

    A study at the Brain Science Centre in Minneapolis revealed that a female brain can process data 5 times faster than a male brain.

    This is why it feels like your wife can talk circles around you in an argument.

    It’s why her reactions seem to go in 5 directions all at once.

    That’s cool, though.

    Good for her.

    She’s got a gift you don’t have.

    Don’t fight against it.

    Appreciate it…and realize that YOUR brain has a gift of its own.

    Your brain likes to process data more slowly…at an even pace in a way that makes logical sense to you.

    The data your brain processes needs to pass through various phases of contemplation in your mind before making conclusions.

    It’s a gift and a strength, brother!

    And it’s THAT gift that might make her feel like you’re not listening.

    You might look like a deer caught in the headlights while your brain is processing.

    This is nothing for you to be ashamed of.

    Instead, be AMUSED and own it as your superpower!

    The path to greater masculine confidence in marriage is about being comfortable with who you are authentically and not trying to live up to other people’s standards or abilities.

    There are two key ingredients to be able to face marriage distress with confidence:

    1. By knowing you’re OK
    2. By trusting your intentions

    You’ll Have More Masculine Confidence In Marriage When You Believe You’re Going To Be Ok

    If your wife is talking circles around you, she’s doing what people with her brain are supposed to be doing. 

    She’s OK. 

    You’re OK. 

    Everyone is OK.

    If your logical brain tells you she’s way off base or that she isn’t seeing things clearly, take a breath.

    Your brain is just doing what it’s supposed to do.

    Everything is still ok. 

    A man who knows deep down that he’s OK can face chaos with confidence. 

    The Vikings were unstoppable in battle because they believed they couldn’t die except on the day the gods had chosen. 

    In other words, they believed they would be OK no matter what. 

    The Vikings had what we call spiritual confidence, and it made them a fearless force to reckon with! 

    It’s a certain type of faith to develop.

    Faith is believing that everything is working out exactly how it’s supposed to.

    Not because the big man upstairs is moving pieces on a chessboard, but because the world always balances itself through opposites.

    The very fabric of reality behaves according to a specific set of rules.

    It’s the same rules that keep the planets in orbit and prevent dogs from giving birth to cats.

    You are supposed to go through everything that you go through.

    Call it kinetic energy.

    Call it the rubberband effect or karma.

    Whatever it is, you have to have faith in it if you want to have more masculine confidence in marriage and across the board.

    Have More Masculine Confidence In Marriage By Trusting Your Intentions

    How people decide to judge your actions is their choice.

    What’s important is that you trust your own intentions.  

    When you trust your intentions, you can let go of needing to be right, better, or understood by others. 

    To be a more confident man, stop trying so hard to prove yourself.

    When your intentions are honorable, simply trust them.

    Act on them.

    There is nothing to explain or defend when people react to it.

    How You Can Take A BIG Step Towards Confidence This Week

    In my coaching, you learn how to have a strong masculine frame.

    To have more masculine confidence in marriage requires a first step: Knowing your values

    I will teach you how to narrow your values down to a few key components that energize your masculine frame.

    Your masculine frame will enable you to face marriage distress with confidence by being clear, strong, and sure of yourself.

    Even if your wife has one foot out the door, doing this work gives your marriage the best chance for survival.

  • Why Your Wife Says You Don’t Listen

    Why Your Wife Says You Don’t Listen

    When your wife says you don’t listen, she’s often reacting less to your listening and more to the way you respond. I’m sure you mean well with your response. But there is a difference between what men and women see as a good response. Often, your response will feel like mansplaining to her. Below, you’ll read two stories about what mansplaining is and how to manage it. The video below gives two additional stories for more insight. Mansplaining is simply offering unsolicited advice or using a demeaning tone with women. Ironically, when men “mansplain” to each other, the results can be positive.

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    Is Mansplaining Bad??

    If Your Wife Says You Don’t Listen, You Might Be Mansplaining

    “I’m pushing so hard on this screwdriver, my palm is bruised!” Emily complained to her husband Tom.

    Tom was unaware that the dishwasher door had been catching the countertop lately.

    Emily removed it at least once a day to ensure a tight seal.

    Tom glanced at Emily’s hands.

    She was using a Phillips screwdriver… to remove a torx bit screw.

    “Why are you using a Philips on a torx bit? Tom Asked.

    Before she could answer, he said, “You need a T10 bit to remove that screw!”

    “I’ve removed this door 20 times, I don’t need you to mansplain to me how it’s done!” Emily replied.

    Tom didn’t mean to mansplain.

    He thought he was being helpful.

    What Tom didn’t realize was that he was offering unsolicited advice.

    Emily was just trying to communicate frustration.

    Tom could have asked her, “Do you want me to listen or give advice right now?”

    Asking her would have shown respect rather than immediately assuming she didn’t know how to use a screwdriver.

    When your wife says you don’t listen, she might just be trying to communicate frustration.

    And what do you do?

    You don’t hear the frustration; you only see the problem.

    How Billy “Mansplained” To Denise

    Billy was in bed for the night.

    His wife, Denise, was in the bedroom folding clothes.

    Denise told Billy, “It’s snowing. I’m worried I’ll be late for work in the morning. I’ll leave extra early in case the roads are bad”.

    Billy was sleepy, but he managed to mumble, “You’re worried traffic will make you late? You hitting the snooze button is more of a concern.”

    Denise seemed a little bothered by this.

    But after a moment, she said, “I just feel like work is expecting way too much of me lately. I think it’s time to tell my boss I can’t take on any more projects”.

    Billy was more awake now.

    He got out of bed to use the master bathroom.

    As he walked past Denise, he said, “You’re feeling overloaded at work because your sister was here all week and she didn’t lift a finger to help around the house”.

    Denise looked at Billy, “Stop trying to explain my feelings to me, I just need you to listen!”

    Billy shook his head and proceeded to the bathroom.

    Moments later, he was back in bed when Denise said, “Tada!”

    She held up a picture frame.

    Earlier that summer, Denise started a side hustle.

    She sold custom picture frames on Etsy.

    “What’s so special about this picture frame?” Billy asked curiously.

    “This one is made of foam, but looks like real wood! I’ll etch grooves in the back with the table saw. That way, the backerboard stays put. Emily replied.

    Tom looked at Emily like a 5-year-old had announced she was going to swim across Lake Erie.

    With a tone of sarcasm, he said, “You’re only excited because you think using power tools makes you ‘cool” or something. Stand to the side when using the table saw, that thing likes to kick back”.

    Denise stomped her foot and cried, “I’m not stupid! Stop mansplaining to me how I feel and how to do stuff!”

    What Billy didn’t take into consideration was that Denise had been using the table saw all summer and was quite familiar with it.

    Billy’s tone felt demeaning.

    Not his words, his tone.

    His words weren’t much better though.

    Each time Denise told Billy her feelings, Billy invalidated her feelings by saying WHY she had them.

    If Your Wife Says You Don’t Listen, Check Your Tone

    Men and women communicate differently.

    This is old news.

    But “different” isn’t necessarily bad..

    Mansplaining never serves when directed to women.

    Mansplaining CAN benefit when directed to MEN.

    So don’t drop the skill altogether!

    What women perceive as “mansplaining” is how we men speak to each other all the time.

    For us guys, when someone speaks to us as if we know nothing, we take it as a challenge to step up our game.

    If you said to your buddy, “I’ll get to work on time despite the snow,” and he replied with, “surrrre you willlll, watch those slick corners,” your friend’s tone of doubt would feel like a CHALLENGE to surpass his expectation.

    Not so for women.

    To her, your tone of doubt makes her feel like an idiot.

    It’s the tone that made her feel that way, not the words themselves.

    When you explain WHY she has feelings, she feels like you’ve invalidated her feelings.

    Like coals in a fire, she has her own self-doubt and insecurities.

    Your tone can blow on those coals, heating them up.

    If you offer your wife unsolicited advice, it can feel like you don’t believe in her abilities.

    If Your Wife Says You Don’t Listen, Stop Talking

    The right thing, spoken at the wrong time, is the wrong thing to say.

    If you screamed, “You’re screwed” at an accident, it wouldn’t help.

    Take your logical “truth” and observations to the men in your mastermind group.

    They can handle your facts without feeling invalidated.

    When your wife opens up, she is trying to let you see how she feels.

    She isn’t asking you to help her understand why she feels how she does.

    She doesn’t even need you to change how she feels.

    Show your wife respect by letting her have her own feelings and ideas.

    See that your wife is doing the best she can.

    Whenever she asks for your logic, give it to her 100%.

    Keep unsolicited advice to yourself.

    If she tells you her feelings and you really, really, want to point out “why,” you can always say, “Honey, do you want me to listen right now or give my advice?”

    She’ll let you know which she needs.

    The truth is, men tend to be logically aware, and women tend to be emotionally aware

    We can easily feel unheard by the other because of our different perspectives.

    Your Next Step To Being A Better Listener

    Many men today are uncertain about what it means to be masculine.

    Without a masculine framework, core values, boundaries, and decisive leadership, your relationship will lose sexual polarity.

    The masculine confidence framework gives you the clarity to show up to any situation with women attractively and confidently.

    There are old patterns you operate by that you can’t even see.

    When your wife says you don’t listen, she’s mirroring yourself back to you.

    What does that mean?

    It means there are parts of yourself you are not listening to.

    Improving your relationship with yourself always improves your relationships with others.

  • How To Make Your Wife Love You Again

    How To Make Your Wife Love You Again

    As a newlywed, the title, “How To Make Your Wife Love You Again,” never would’ve grabbed your attention. A few years, bills, and kids later, it can feel like the #1 issue in your life. This article uncovers two mindsets to change if you want genuine intimacy and attraction from your wife.

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    How To Make Your Wife Love You

    Natural Love Vs Forced Love

    You want to make your wife love you.

    But you don’t want forced love.

    You want natural love.

    A girl who craves you all on her own.

    Maybe you’re thinking, “Shouldn’t she love me for who I am?”

    Nope. 

    She doesn’t owe you anything.

    Nobody does.  

    “But she vowed to be my wife! She promised!”

    Doesn’t matter. 

    She can’t force herself to love you.  

    The sooner you drop the lies from society and fairy tales, the happier you’ll be!

    Your happiness is KEY for her to feel natural desire for you again.  

    Your wife is a female, so she will always act on her FEELINGS.  

    Confused why that matters?

    Because if your wife makes YOU feel unloved, unappreciated, and undesirable, you have an attraction problem, not a love problem.

    Attraction is a FEELING.

    Feelings are not created by fixing anything.

    Your male brain doesn’t want to accept this as true.

    Your brain has questions for her:

    • Why won’t you be affectionate?
    • Why won’t you have more sex with me?
    • Why won’t you respect me?
    • Why won’t you be sweet and romantic?
    • Why won’t you open up?

    Solving the “why” problem won’t bring attraction back.

    Funny how you would NEVER use all those “why” statements on a first date to come off as attractive.

    Yet it’s your go-to when your partner pulls back.

    For me, those “why” statements are how I sound when I’m responding from fear, anxiety, and insecurity.

    Those are the deeper feelings we need to face within ourselves.

    What helps is a new way of thinking about them.

    Mindset shift #1: Realize things like affection, love, sex, and intimacy are things that ensue but cannot be pursued.

    That means you can’t work on intimacy to improve intimacy.

    You can’t work on attraction to have attraction.

    Attraction is a natural result of how it feels to be around you.

    Many dictators have demanded obedience and loyalty.

    It’s a logical approach to force something to happen.

    But the commitment of their followers is never fervent.

    Leaders who ATTRACT their followers gain true loyalty.

    Females are RESPONDERS to the vibe in the room. 

    Think of feminine love, affection, and desire like the moon. 

    Without a light source, there is no moonlight. 

    You are her light source. 

    You need to find your inner happiness if you want to make your wife love you again.

    What do you love about yourself?

    Are you showing yourself the priority, appreciation, and care that you would like from your wife?

    It’s easy to think that helping with the dishes or doing more chores will make her feel attraction for you again.

    But your partner isn’t drawn to your actions.

    She is drawn to how you behave while you do those things.

    • We’re you looking for approval?
    • Did you do the dishes with strings attached?
    • Did you work hard all week, then expect to be rewarded with sex?

    The vibe you put out while you’re doing these things is what she responds to, not the action itself! 

    This doesn’t mean you should stop unclogging the toilet or mowing the lawn. 

    Do those things for your OWN sense of integrity, no need for her to reciprocate.  

    She will sense when you stop doing things with a vibe of expectation towards her and start BEING a man who enjoys living up to his own standards he has for himself. 

    Make Your Wife Love You Again By Not Chasing Her

    The most effective way to push a woman out of your life is to chase her. 

    I know you’re thinking, “I thought women want to be pursued.“?

    This is true.

    Women WANT to be pursued.

    Give her that pursuit, and she loses the WANT.

    Keeping her wanting is the secret to attraction!

    You know what comes along with wanting? DESIRE.

    Warning! This is one of those things you get to know as a man, but it will backfire if you share it with your wife.

    In her emotional brain, it will never make sense to her.

    Just ask yourself this: how often has placating to your wife’s perspectives helped your sex life?

    Exactly.

    Adjusting your responses to her whims gave you a friend-zoned, sexless marriage, didn’t it?

    To make your wife love you again, you’ll need to trust in the principles of attraction.

    Trying to align with her feminine perspectives has been lowering her attraction for you all along.

    It’s time to let her experience a new you.

    One who doesn’t need to make momma happy for him to be happy.

    Needing Her Support Turns Her Off

    Women are wired to show up to the finish line and feel ALIVE, celebrating with you in your accomplishments. 

    Hand-holding, support along the way, and being your emotional tampon during the race is a mothering role.

    Your lover is not going to sign up for that. 

    Needing a mommy to support you won’t make your wife love you again; It just makes you feel like another kid to take care of. 

    The support and encouragement you need must come from men. 

    A lot of us sought mothering energy from our wives through sex! 

    We used sex to validate ourselves as being successful men. 

    We saw our ability to give her an orgasm as the feminine approval we desperately needed.

    The more secure you get, the less you’ll need her validation.

    That’s when her desire for intimacy grows. 

    Mindset shift #2: Stop holding others responsible for how you feel. Instead, take responsibility for the vibe you put out. 

    I’ve known women who broke up with their previous partner because all he wanted was sex” 

    But now she’s having tons of sex with her new lover.

    What’s different?

    Here’s what changed: The new lover doesn’t go sour when she’s not in the mood. 

    If she pulls away from his touch, he doesn’t pester her or mope. 

    He loves her intimacy, but doesn’t NEED her intimacy.

    He doesn’t compete with her phone for attention.

    His life is interesting and full of adventure.

    That kind of man is a LOT more interesting than TVs, phones, or the neighbor.

    He kisses her in the morning with zero expectations that she will reciprocate.

    He prioritizes himself so he can BRING energy to the relationship instead of trying to GET energy from it.  

    She understands she doesn’t have to provide anything for him to feel empowered.

    This kind of self-reliance to happiness is attractive!

    Don’t expect her to start ripping your clothes off.

    She’ll start making small bids for a deeper connection.

    She’ll linger around you more, ask how your day went, and be more comfortable with you being close to her again.

    Make Your Wife Love You Again By Ending Sexual Neediness

    There’s a specific process I went through to build my security from the inside out. 

    Some of my old mindsets needed to be rewired. 

    Some of my values had to be rewritten! 

    Building a new, version 2.0 inner man is like undergoing surgery. 

    Cutting out false ideas and challenging your old beliefs is bloody work. 

    I personally sought mentorship from men who had what I wanted.

    In my coaching, you’ll gain a deep understanding of the enduring principles and perspectives held by these individuals.

    If you’re ready to stop blaming your wife for how you feel and start living like a powerful, clear-thinking, masculine man, then reach out! 

  • How To Polarize Your Wife (The Secret To Attraction)

    How To Polarize Your Wife (The Secret To Attraction)

    Knowing how to polarize your wife can dramatically improve your sex life. Many men have destroyed attraction with their wife or girlfriend by trying to make her happy. But organic attraction? It comes from polarity. This article gives two examples of how to polarize your wife without coming off like an asshole.

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    How To Polarize Women (The Secret To Attraction)

    What Is Polarity?

    If your marriage is sexless or the passion has faded, a lack of healthy polarity is many times at fault.

    Polarity creates heat, a spark, and energy.

    Walking across carpet charges you with positive ions.

    Touch something that grounds you, and the charge is released with a SPARK.

    Masculine is polarizing to feminine.

    Have you ever put batteries into a flashlight backward?

    The flashlight didn’t work, did it…

    Installing flashlight batteries backward joins negative/negative and positive/positive, which equals no opposing forces of polarity.

    Have you ever spent a day trying to fix the taillights on a trailer?

    90% of trailer light issues are because the trailer lost GROUNDING to the truck.

    Lights only work when they’re grounded!

    Your wife’s attraction won’t be hot if you’re not her grounding rod.

    By taking responsibility for your emotions (while letting her have her own), you’re remaining in your own “pole” – like a grounding rod.

    Polarity is easy to understand when you see it in the context of political or egalitarian views.

    Psychologist and author Jordan Peterson makes a polarizing statement: “Men and women are not the same, and won’t be.”

    Polarity isn’t about being disagreeable or stubborn.

    It’s about staying relaxed in your truth, zone, frame, or pole, regardless of how others feel about it.

    It’s the opposite of being a people pleaser or avoiding conflict.

    How To Polarize Your Wife Again, Again, and Again

    Even if you put batteries in a flashlight correctly, they lose charge over time.

    For your wife, attraction is not a one-and-done event!

    Each morning, she starts her day like a closed flower.

    A clean slate.

    A woman who is turned “off” in the sex department.

    Her environment needs to feel safe, trustable, and relaxing for her to “bloom open” to feeling sexual and affectionate.

    There are two things women need to feel the passionate spark of polarity:

    1. She needs to feel safe. She feels safe when you are secure, consistent, and relaxed with her emotions.

    If you raise your voice, defend your intentions, or dismiss how she’s feeling as irrational, you won’t feel safe to her.

    Being her calm grounding rod when she spins out is how she feels polarity.

    There’s another kind of polarity she feels too

    2. She needs to embody a range of emotions. A woman feels fully “opened” when she feels both positive AND negative emotions within herself.

    A polarizing male is a man who evokes both positive emotions (like happiness, joy, excitement) AND negative emotions (like fear, sadness, and anxiety) from women

    Knowing how to polarize your wife, again and again, means you know how to keep pushing the edge where you’re playing it safe.

    Women get bored when everything is smooth sailing.

    She wants to experience feelings that are new and fresh.

    Why again and again?

    For the same reason you want sex again and again.

    How To Polarize Your Wife With Your Vibe

    What I’m about to share can blow up in your face.

    The actions you’re about to read are only effective for a man who has massive amounts of self-confidence, self-security, and is emotionally steady.

    This is because your TONE, VIBE, and CHARISMA do all the polarizing, not the specific actions or words below.

    If you’re not in a secure, happy place right now, tuck the knowledge you’re about to read away for future use.

    After you’ve done more personal development around your sense of well-being, you can put these tips into practice.

    In a dating scenario, start polarizing your woman by the end of the first date (or for sure by the 2nd).

    You do this by flat-out disagreeing with something she says.

    You don’t have to be a dick about it.

    Simply state, “I don’t agree with you on that”.

    In a long-term relationship, a neg like, “That dress does not look good on you babe, please go change” would be polarizing.

    You’re showing STRENGTH by not losing your cool or trying to please her.

    Think of polarizing like seasoning on a steak… too much ruins it!

    You only need to polarize your wife once a month or so to keep things spicy.

    Don’t even put it on the calendar!

    The point is to have the kind of character that genuinely isn’t afraid of her emotions.

    Creating Attractive Polarity

    Here’s a paradox: you can’t attract women.

    Say what??

    Here’s why: She’s already into you (or not).

    You POLARIZE women so those who are NOT attracted leave.

    If a woman is not attracted to you, there’s nothing you can do to change that.

    But if you’re like I was, you know deep down the kind of man you’ve been the last few years isn’t the real you.

    You’ve…

    • Stopped spending time with your friends
    • Let her make most of the decisions
    • Abandoned what you want to “keep the peace”
    • Tiptoe around her, trying not to upset her
    • Revolve your schedule around when she’s available
    • Use every moment alone with her to try to “turn her on”

    Does that sounds like you?

    Then it’s time to get back to being your free, confident, happy self and discover if she’s attracted to that guy!

    The crux of being a polarizing male is this: You show no fear of upsetting your partner.

    BUT.

    Yes, there’s a big BUT lol…

    BUT, many men are already upsetting their wives, and this is NOT polarizing her.

    There’s a big difference between a secure, confident, edgy man who isn’t afraid of his wife’s emotions vs a needy, desperate, insecure man who’s pissing his wife off.

    My masculine confidence framework rewires your brain so you can consistently respond to chaotic feminine energy with a slight smile on your face.

    For years, I tried to make women happy, and it left me in the friend zone with girls I loved and even a marriage that turned sexless.

    It wasn’t until I let women off the hook for how I feel and faced my fear, insecurity, and sexual neediness that things turned around for me.

    Ready to get off the bench and start making permanent changes to your masculine confidence and frame?

    The men in my coaching programs blow me away with the progress they make!

    Yesterday I was chatting with a client who’s nearing the end of my program.

    He’s relaxed, thinking clearly, has a big grin on his face, and loves the romance he’s brought back into his life.

    Your future is not dependent on what women think of you!

    A switch that flipped for this man was taking responsibility to show himself the love he had been expecting from his wife for so many years.

    He started making choices for his own well-being.

    Women can’t help but be attracted to a man living life on his terms!

    I’ll help you clarify those terms.