If a person is not in touch with his emotional self, he cannot meet emotional needs of others.

he will be strong, smart, romantic and will take care of their every princess need and desire.

To face the storm you must learn to respond to it rather than react to it.

Real power comes from real choice.

You have been programmed as a child to behave the way you are behaving.

And, by the way, no needs of his own.

HE can’t meet her emotional needs! Disillusionment sets in for her. This is not how the story goes. What about the happily ever after part? She begins to feel angry, cheated, ripped off. The storm begins to brew. The wife begins to criticize her partner or cry or hurt or yell.

Emotionally unavailable men were taught as children that there is NO WAY to negotiate the storm. Emotionally unavailable men were taught that they don’t have what it takes to make things different.

Either way, awakening is necessary. Why? Because a lot of the programming you got as a child was inaccurate. They lied to you. They gave you wrong data. It really wasn’t your job