Dad Starting Over

His wife said it five or six times over the course of a year. "If you need it that bad, just go find it somewhere else." He sat her down one night and asked her to confirm it. She did. Twice.

A few weeks later he had one phone call with an old friend from college. Ninety minutes. No flirting. Nothing physical. She was going through her own divorce and needed someone to talk to.

A few days later, his wife went through his phone, found the unfamiliar number, and called it herself just to see who would pick up. A woman answered. She went nuclear. Then she looked him in the eye and said she never gave him permission. He made it up. It was a lie.

If you're in a sexless marriage, you've probably heard some version of "go find it somewhere else." It feels like a permission slip. It isn't. It's a test, a bluff, a quiet insult about your value as a man, and sometimes a flat-out trap. And when you finally act on it, even in the most innocent way possible, she might erase the whole conversation from the record.

In this video I break down the three reasons she actually says it, the brutal assumption underneath that makes her so comfortable saying it, the dangerous version where she's hoping you take the bait, why she explodes when you do, why she'll deny she ever said it in the first place, and what to do with the information instead of blowing up your life over it.

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What is Dad Starting Over?

Welcome to the Dad Starting Over podcast! "Starting Over" means different things to different people. It could be that you're newly divorced and starting over fresh with a new life. It could be that you're still married and wanting to hit the reset button and finally do things right within your marriage. Whatever your story may be, you're in the right place.

I'm Ralph, a.k.a DSO, the author of books including "The Dead Bedroom Fix", "Divorce Panic", "Real Talk" "Red Flags" and "REBUILD: The Complete Guide to Starting Over as a Man". You can learn more about me, my books, one-on-one coaching, and the member-only part of my site called the Brotherhood at https://helpformen.com