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If any of these complaints have been voiced by you or your spouse, and you are not in couples counseling, this may be the time to start. These sorts of issues do not tend to resolve themselves without both partners opening themselves up to a hard inward look and owning their contribution to the problem. Read more: https://www.drpsychmom.com/top-complaints-from-men-in-couples-counseling/ | Dr. Psych Mom

Despite looking good on paper, this man is emotionally absent. He shares no vulnerabilities with his wife, no fears, and no insecurities. He doesn’t even like talking about insecurities or vulnerabilities, and shuts down or problem solves when his wife brings up her vulnerable emotions. She has many of these, because often she is struggling with low self-esteem from experiences in her own upbringing. Her husband’s inability to express emotions or validate her emotions leads to attachment panic i