Marriage Archives - The Overwhelmed Brain

When you want sex and they don’t

Sex doesn’t start in the bedroom. It doesn’t begin when clothes come off or when you climb under the sheets.

The foundation for a fulfilling intimate life is built in every moment you’re not thinking about sex at all in the grocery store, during dinner, while watching TV, and in how you speak to your partner when you’re tired or stressed.

What happens outside the bedroom creates the bigger picture of your relationship, and that bigger picture is exactly what you bring into your most vulnerable moments together.

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How many strikes do you give someone before they’re out?

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How many strikes do you give someone before they’re out?

April 16, 2023

How many chances does someone deserve before you’ve had enough? At what point do you accept that things will never, ever change?

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Please get off your phone and pay attention to me

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Please get off your phone and pay attention to me

When people you care about would rather put their attention on technology than the relationship, you may feel like they are ignoring or even neglecting you.

And perhaps they are!

Is it time to get angry and tell them how you really feel? Maybe there is a compromise you can make where everyone is happy. Or maybe not.

This article will help you learn how to handle, and maybe even resolve, the issue of “technoference.”

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Email Grab Bag 4 – Rising toleration of bad behavior, from victim to victor, porn ruining the relationship

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Email Grab Bag 4 – Rising toleration of bad behavior, from victim to victor, porn ruining the relationship

September 26, 2021

I read three emails from people in three different circumstances. The first one is about a troubled marriage where the wife doesn’t know why she is staying and can’t figure out how to make the decision to leave.

Segment two is about dealing with the victim mentality and what questions you can ask a chronic complainer in order to get them to do something about what they’re complaining about.

Segment three is about a wife who discovered her husband watches porn and since then their once happy, amazing marriage is now in shambles with little hope for the future. Lots to talk about in this episode!