How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids
The next time his wife came home in a silent, withdrawn mood, he didn’t say anything. He ate dinner in silence and then went out to the garage. Even though he felt intense anxiety, he resisted his impulses to try to “fix” his wife. As he lay awake in bed that night, the deafening silence kept him awake for hours.
Robert Glover • No More Mr. Nice Guy
Have we been misled by feminists? Yes. Is it feminists’ fault? No. Why not? Men have not spoken up. Simply stated, women cannot hear what men do not say. (Women Can’t Hear What Men Don’t Say became the title of my next book—in 1999.) Now men must take responsibility to say what they want—to turn a “War in Which Only One Side Shows Up” into a “Dialo
... See moreWarren Farrell • The Myth of Male Power
Rather, what is likely to happen is the spouse will do one of two things. They may say, “Yeah, I’d really like that too, but first ______.” The other usual reaction is, “Okay, sure, I’d be happy to do that. Can you do _____ for me?”
Adam Smith • Exhausted Wives, Bewildered Husbands: Why your marriage is hurting, and how to blossom as a couple
She usually cannot even imagine a scenario where she would trust her husband again, or where he would truly behave differently without constant supervision and policing.