My Husband Thinks Our Marriage Is Fine . . . I Don’t

The Dr. John Delony Show

Ramsey Network

Relationships, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.8 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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0:00.0	Our marriage is great, honestly.
0:07.0	It's healthy, it's strong.
0:09.0	We set goals.
0:10.0	But I need emotional connection to help safe.
0:15.0	And so I feel like I need that a little bit more consistently.
0:19.0	So let's take away the word need for a second.
0:21.8	What do you want from your husband?
0:28.9	Hey, what's going on? This is John with the Dr. John Deloney's show. Spent the last 20 plus years
0:36.7	sitting with hurting people and the wheels have fallen off got two
0:40.2	PhDs I spent my whole life studying and sitting with people who are trying to figure out what's
0:46.0	the next right move to do in their life when it comes to tough things that have happened
0:50.5	their mental emotional health there um gosh gosh, their marriages, their dating
0:55.7	relationships, their kids, whatever you got going on in your life.
0:58.8	I'm a real guy, taking real calls from real people who are struggling and trying to figure out
1:04.5	what's the next right move.
1:06.6	Let's go out to Phoenix, Arizona, and talk to Nicole.
1:09.3	Hey, Nicole, what's up, lady?
1:11.4	Hi, hi, Dr. John Delaney. How are we doing? Awesome talking to you.
1:15.1	You too. What's up?
1:18.4	So I guess I'll just get right into it. I'm a little nervous, so bear with me.
1:22.4	No, you're good.
1:24.6	So my question is, how do I communicate my desire to grow in my relationship and stay emotionally
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