GoodGuys2GreatMen Video Podcast

How to Be a Man Who Women Call “Amazing”

Dan Dore & Steve Horsmon • 6m 31s • 13 February 2016

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How to Be a Man Who Women Call “Amazing”
Video overview: When your wife is affectionate one day and cold the next, it can make you feel like you’re losing your mind trying to figure out where you stand. This video is about what happens when a man stops chasing mixed signals and starts becoming the kind of man who can create a better relationship — with or without her.

When your wife is pulling away, inconsistent, affectionate one minute and cold the next, it can drive you crazy.

You don’t know which version of her you’re going to get. One day she gives you a glimpse of hope. She smiles. She touches you. She says something kind. You start to relax and think, “Maybe we’re turning a corner.”

Then the next day she’s distant, snarky, dismissive, or shut down again.

And you’re right back in the pit.

You start trying to decode everything. What did that hug mean? Why did she laugh with me yesterday but act irritated today? Why did she say she doesn’t know what she wants? Is she testing me? Is she done? Is there still hope? Should I move toward her or back off?

This is where many men lose themselves.

They start living by her emotional weather. If she’s warm, they feel confident. If she’s cold, they feel rejected. If she’s unsure, they become anxious. If she gives affection, they lean in too hard. If she pulls away, they panic and try to get answers.

That is an exhausting way to live.

And it does not create the kind of man a woman feels drawn toward.

I don’t say that to blame you. I understand why you do it. When the woman you love becomes inconsistent, your nervous system wants certainty. It wants something solid to hold onto. It wants a clear sign that you’re still wanted, still valued, still safe.

But here’s the hard truth.

If you make her uncertainty the centre of your life, you become uncertain too.

You become reactive. You become needy. You become careful. You become the man who waits for her next mood before he decides who he is today.

And that will drain the life out of you.

This video tells the story of a man who went through coaching and eventually created a wonderful relationship with a woman who was fully invested in him, fully committed, and excited to create something amazing with him.

That’s not a fairy tale ending where he finally learned the magic trick to make his wife change.

It’s a story about a man becoming clear.

That matters.

Because when you’re in a marriage with a woman who doesn’t know what she wants, the temptation is to make your entire mission about getting her to know. You want to convince her, reassure her, prove yourself, explain your changes, show her she can trust you, and make her see that you’re a good man.

But a woman’s uncertainty cannot become your identity.

You can care deeply about the relationship and still refuse to disappear into her confusion.

You can love her and still stop auditioning for basic warmth.

You can want the marriage to work and still ask yourself, “What kind of relationship do I actually want to live in?”

That question is powerful.

Most men are so focused on being chosen that they forget to ask whether the relationship being offered is one they would freely choose.

They’re so afraid of losing her that they stop noticing what they’re losing in themselves.

Their confidence. Their joy. Their honesty. Their playfulness. Their purpose. Their standards. Their ability to feel like a man with his own direction.

When she is hot and cold, you need more than patience.

You need grounding.

You need to stop reacting to every shift in her tone. You need to stop treating every affectionate moment like a promise and every cold moment like a death sentence. You need to become a man who can stay steady while reality reveals itself.

That does not mean you become passive.

It does not mean you sit around forever waiting for her to decide whether you’re worth loving.

It means you stop trying to create commitment from a place of fear.

A grounded man can say, “I love you. I’m interested in creating something great with you. I’m willing to own my part and grow. And I’m also not going to live indefinitely in a relationship where I have to beg for clarity, warmth, and investment.”

That is not an ultimatum.

That is self-respect.

There’s a big difference between demanding commitment and becoming clear about what kind of relationship you want to be part of.

The man in this story didn’t become more attractive because he learned how to pressure a woman into choosing him. He became more attractive because he became more secure in himself. He stopped needing mixed signals to mean something. He stopped trying to make uncertainty feel safe.

He became a man who could create a better future because he stopped outsourcing his value to a woman’s confusion.

That’s what I want you to hear.

If your wife is distant, inconsistent, snarky, affectionate, cold, hopeful, doubtful, and all over the map, you don’t have to follow her all over the map too.

You can come back to yourself.

You can become calm. You can become honest. You can become warmer without becoming weaker. You can become clearer without becoming controlling. You can become loving without handing over your self-respect.

This video will help you understand why the answer is not to chase harder, explain more, or wait around like a man hoping to be picked.

The answer is to become the kind of man who can create a wonderful relationship because he knows who he is, what he wants, and what he is willing to build with a woman who is truly willing to build with him.

Maybe that woman becomes your wife again.

Maybe she doesn’t.

But either way, you need to become that man.

Because the goal is not just to survive her mixed signals.

The goal is to create a life and a relationship where both people are actually in.

Stop chasing mixed signals

If your wife is pulling away, acting hot and cold, or doesn’t know what she wants, it’s easy to lose yourself trying to get clarity from her. We can help you get grounded, honest, and self-respecting again so you can lead your next step from strength.

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About the Hosts

Steve Horsmon & Dan Dore | Certified Professional Men’s Coach

Steve Horsmon and Dan Dore have spent over a decade supporting good men who are confused, frustrated, and afraid that their marriages and families are falling apart with no idea what to do about it. We've both experienced the same emotions that you're going through now. We know what it feels like to try all the mainstream try harder, be nicer advice while watching things continue to get worse. And that's exactly why Goodguys2Greatmen exists. Since 2012, we've coached thousands of men through some of the hardest periods of their lives; marriage breakdown, emotional distance, sexless relationships, fears of divorce or separation. We focus on practical solutions to help you survive some of the most challenging and painful experiences that a man can go through. This podcast is for men who are done waiting for their life and relationships to improve and are ready to make some bold decisions so that you become more calm and confident and start moving toward what you really want.