Brave Enough To Be Bliss

Learn, grow, and ask questions instead of making accusations and you may just find that most things you’ve been fighting about come down to fear, which leads to controlling behaviors that drive the other away. Be brave, dig deep, peel back the layers. Known fears can be overcome, it’s the hidden fears that are deadly.

“The myth is that men are wolves, women sheep. Actually, as men become mature adults, their feelings about sexual desire increasingly match women’s.” Michael Castleman

Resources ▪ Dr. Andy Yarborough | Licensed Clinical Psychologist (@mywellco.life) • Instagram photos and videos ▪ Real Woman (@real.woman._) • Instagram photos and videos ▪ Dr. John Delony (@johndelony) • Instagram photos and videos ▪ Find 'jordan peterson' on TikTok | TikTok Search ▪ Erwin Raphael McManus (@erwinmcmanus) • Instagram photos and videos ▪ What Really Turns Men On | Psychology Today ▪ Dr. John Delony (@johndelony) • Instagram photos and videos ▪ Dr. John Delony (@johndelony) • Instagram photos and videos ▪ Dr. John Delony (@johndelony) • Instagram photos and videos ▪ Jimmy Knowles (@jimmyonrelationships) | TikTok ▪ Jimmy Knowles (@jimmyonrelationships) | TikTok ▪ Jimmy Knowles (@jimmyonrelationships) | TikTok “Women were created from the rib of man to be beside him, not from his head to top him, nor from his feet to be trampled by him, but from under his arm to be protected by him, near to his heart to be loved by him. ” Matthew Henry I was going to provide links to what women wish men knew, but honestly, I think it would be a waste. You can search online if you’re interested, but the women’s lists are much, much longer and they’re not lists, they’re articles fully describing everything about each list item. So, I think this is a much better approach. Ask the woman you are developing a relationship with or already have one with, what she wishes you knew. She may need to think about it a little while, but I promise you will get some good feedback. Be brave. Go first. Lovingly ask the question. Tell her you recently read an article about the differences in women and men, so you want to be aware of anything you don’t already know about her needs and desires. This is way more accurate than an y online search and she may be shocked, and deep down a little turned on that you asked, even if she doesn’t admit it (although ladies, I would suggest admitting it because it will lead to more interesting dialogue in the future). I had a male friend who asked to get together to discuss the “real” stuff of life. I teased him that he was lucky I wasn’t formally coaching him, or it would cost him a lot more than a drink and appetizer. He was struggling in his marriage and so the following text message reply was a follow-up to that discussion. I love this text because of its pure honesty and vulnerability, and I never respected him more than when I read the reply below. His willingness to accept that the feedback I provided was given purely with loving care for his well-being was the key to his ability to self- reflect. While he may have initially been offended by the “perceived” tone of my message, he knew enough about human behavior to recognize it may just be perceived, not intended. My feeling is that the perceived tone was what it was because he was reading truth he didn’t want to be aware of. I brought this to his attention, that it is often very uncomfortable when we first get brave enough to see ourselves as we really are versus how we like to think we are. Men Minus the Judgment

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