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The Empowered Wife Podcast: Marriage Help with Laura Doyle

121: 3 Solutions When Your Husband Is Miserable

The Empowered Wife Podcast: Marriage Help with Laura Doyle

Laura Doyle

Education, Relationships, Society & Culture, Self-improvement

4.71.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2022

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

When your husband is miserable and grumping around the house or hiding in his man cave, naturally you want to help pull him out of it somehow. But what if he's really committed to his suffering and your efforts don't seem to do any good? What if you get exhausted trying to cheer him up? It's lonely and irritating to be married to Mr. Misery, especially if it's been a while and it doesn't look like he'll be feeling sunny any time soon. On today's episode of The Empowered Wife Podcast, we're talking about 3 solutions when your husband is miserable.

My guest Jenna felt a recurring lack of attraction to her partner, who seemed weak and incompetent in many areas. Every time she attempted to express the hurt he was causing her, he would put up a wall. She felt so unheard and misunderstood. Then on New Year's Day he told her she was controlling. That sparked her to take action where she ended up relaxing more, and to her amazement, her man stepped up to help more. Ten months later, he proposed and now they are planning two weddings! What did she do to turn things around? She's going to explain so you can do it too. 

The worst advice of the week is from a major online publication about habits that are sabotaging your relationship. Wait until you hear the dopey advice a couples therapist seems to think would help with communicating your needs. I can't EVEN keep my eyes from rolling out of my head!

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the empowered wife podcast where it's all about fixing your marriage

0:14.3

without your man's conscious effort so you feel desired, taken care of, and special

0:20.1

even if your relationship feels completely hopeless.

0:23.0

I'm Laura Doyle, and today I'm talking about three solutions

0:27.0

when your husband is miserable.

0:30.0

My guest, Jenna, felt a recurring lack of attraction to her partner as she saw him as weak and incompetent many areas.

0:38.0

She felt they had a fundamental issue with communication because each time she attempted to express the hurt he was causing

0:45.2

her, he would put up a wall and she felt so unheard and misunderstood. Then on New Year's day he told her she was controlling. That sparked her to take action

0:56.6

where she ended up relaxing more and to her amazement her man stepped up to help more.

1:03.0

Ten months later he proposed and now they are planning two weddings.

1:08.0

What did she do to turn things around?

1:11.0

Well, she's going to explain explain so you can do it too. The worst

1:15.4

advice of the Week Award goes to a piece from a major online publication about

1:20.4

habits that are sabotaging your relationship.

1:23.0

Way do you hear the dopey advice a couple's therapist seems to think

1:27.7

would help with communicating your needs.

1:30.1

Guys, I can't even keep my eyes from rolling out of my head on this one.

1:35.0

All that is coming up but first I'm going to share three solutions when your husband is miserable.

1:42.0

When he's miserable and grumping around the house or hiding in his

1:45.5

man cave, naturally you want to help pull him out of it somehow, but what if he's really

1:51.3

committed to his suffering and your words and efforts don't seem to do any good?

1:57.0

What if you get exhausted trying to get him to cheer up?

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