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Stefan Molyneux

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🗓️ 22 May 2025

⏱️ 152 minutes

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In this episode, we delve into a listener's struggles with marital issues and the impact of his overbearing father. The caller shares his feelings of inadequacy and emotional disconnect, stemming from challenges in communication and a lack of intimacy with his wife. I guide him through reflection on his upbringing and the need to confront his father's toxic influence. We emphasize the importance of establishing boundaries for healthier relationships, and by the end, the caller recognizes the value of open dialogue with his wife and the potential benefits of therapy to improve their situation.

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0:00.0	I've been having trouble with my marriage of a little over seven years.
0:04.0	My wife has repeatedly indicated that I'm not committed to our family.
0:07.7	We have no connection or intimacy.
0:10.2	I don't offer her any criticisms, positive or negative.
0:13.7	And I avoid difficult conversations about our relationship.
0:17.7	For example, putting this call-in off for months now.
0:21.6	I find it difficult to express my own preferences and assert myself in many situations and tend to acquiesce.
0:28.6	I also find myself constantly creating excuses for and defending my aggressive, overbearing father,
0:35.6	who has had more interest in seeing me help his business succeed
0:39.3	than the success of my relationship with my wife.
0:43.0	The only real interest he's shown in our family since we married is wanting to spend time with
0:47.8	our two children.
0:49.7	He has been a point of contention against our marriage for several years now, indoctrinating me with
0:54.8	a do anything you can to get the job done and work is the ultimate way to support your family
1:00.2	kind of mindset. I've had problems being a workaholic for him, furthering away my precious
1:06.0	time with my wife and children. I've changed jobs recently. I've since put myself on a 9-5 schedule that ensures I get consistent time with my wife and children. I changed jobs recently. I've since put myself on a 9-5 schedule that
1:12.9	ensures I get consistent time with my wife and kids. But it seems the thing that I can't get
1:17.4	away from is apologizing for, making excuses for, and defending my father's bad behavior
1:23.2	and persistent aggression towards my wife, like trying to intimidate her to see our children.
1:30.8	I keep ultimately bringing him back into our marriage.
1:35.0	And I fear the loss of the amazing woman I call my wife, the one person I know who wants me to be
1:40.0	successful and to shed the dead weight of my upbringing.
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