GoodGuys2GreatMen Video Podcast

What Are You Sending Out Into Your Life & Relationships?

Dan Dore & Steve Horsmon • 5m 28s • 30 January 2021

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What Are You Sending Out Into Your Life & Relationships?
Video overview: If you’re trying to get love, sex, affection or appreciation right now, you may be bringing pressure into the very places you want connection. This video is about slowing down and learning a different pace — one where you give from fullness, not need. Real belonging is not built by grabbing for a response. It’s built when a man can offer something honest without secretly demanding something back.

We live in a world that trains us to want everything right now.

You want food, you press a button. You want entertainment, you press a button. You want an answer, you ask your phone. You want relief, distraction or stimulation, and there it is in seconds.

That pace works fine for a lot of things.

It does not work very well for love.

It does not work very well for intimacy.

It does not work very well for a woman’s heart, her body, her trust or her desire.

And this is where a lot of good men get themselves into trouble. They’re not bad men. They’re not selfish monsters. They’re just hurting, lonely, frustrated and hungry for connection. So they bring that hunger into the relationship and hope their wife will meet it quickly enough to make them feel okay again.

They want affection now.

They want sex now.

They want warmth now.

They want reassurance now.

They want to know the marriage is okay now.

And brother, I understand that. When you’ve been living without closeness, when the house feels cold, when she feels far away, when you can’t remember the last time she looked at you with real softness, your whole system starts craving proof that you still matter.

But the problem is that need has a smell.

She can feel it.

She can feel when the nice thing you did is not really a gift. It’s a request. She can feel when the compliment is not just appreciation. It’s bait. She can feel when the hug is not just a hug. It’s a question. She can feel when your patience has a clock ticking underneath it.

“When are you going to give me something back?”

That kind of energy kills the very thing you’re trying to create.

Real connection needs room. It needs space. It needs a man who can give without immediately checking the scoreboard. It needs a man who can enjoy his own life enough that his love doesn’t feel like a bill coming due.

That’s what I’m talking about in this video.

I use the example of sending out a gift with no expectation of getting anything in return. Not because you’re trying to be a saint. Not because you’re pretending you don’t have desires. Not because you’re stuffing your needs and hoping someone finally rewards you for being so good.

No.

Because you are grateful. Because you are enjoying your life. Because you have something genuine to offer.

That is a completely different energy.

A man who gives from lack feels tense. He watches. He measures. He waits for the return. He gets disappointed quickly because his giving was never really free.

A man who gives from fullness feels different. He is not careless with himself. He is not a doormat. He is not pretending he wants nothing. But his warmth does not come with a hidden invoice.

That kind of man is easier to trust.

That kind of man is easier to soften around.

That kind of man is easier to want.

Most men were never taught this. We were taught to work, provide, solve and exchange. If I do this, I should get that. If I help, I should be appreciated. If I’m kind, she should be kind back. If I make the effort, she should respond.

That’s how transactions work.

But love gets very small when it becomes a transaction.

Your wife does not want to feel like affection is payment. She does not want to feel like sex is a reward for your good behavior. She does not want to feel like every kind gesture is leading her toward a debt she didn’t agree to.

And you don’t really want that either.

You don’t want duty. You don’t want managed affection. You don’t want her giving you just enough to calm you down for another week. You want her open. You want her relaxed. You want her choosing you from a real place.

That cannot be rushed.

This does not mean you wait forever in a marriage that has no intimacy. It does not mean you ignore your needs. It does not mean you become some endlessly patient man who never speaks clearly about what he wants.

It means you learn the difference between clean desire and needy pressure.

Clean desire says, “I want more closeness with you. I want a romantic and sexual life with you. I’m willing to lead myself toward that with honesty and warmth.”

Needy pressure says, “Please give me something right now so I can stop feeling scared, unwanted and resentful.”

Those two things may use the same words, but they do not feel the same.

This video will help you slow down and look at the pace you’ve been bringing to your marriage. Have you been trying to create deep love with instant-gratification energy? Have you been giving gifts, help, compliments or affection while secretly waiting for her to return the favor?

That’s not something to shame yourself for.

It’s something to see.

Because once you see it, you can choose differently. You can start living as a man who has more to offer than hunger. You can start building a life you actually enjoy, not just a life designed to finally get her to approve of you. You can give because it feels good to give, not because you’re trying to purchase a response.

That is where deeper belonging starts.

Not in the rush.

Not in the pressure.

Not in the silent contract.

It starts when a man becomes full enough in himself that his love feels like an invitation instead of a demand.

And that, brother, is a very different kind of gift.

Give without losing yourself

If you’ve been trying to get closeness back by giving more, trying harder or waiting for something in return, we can help you see what’s really happening. You can learn how to bring warmth, desire and honesty without pressure — and without abandoning yourself.

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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.