Dad Starting Over

ralph.b@helpformen.com

For verified host and producer emails, sign up to view.

Sexless Marriage... She Stopped Hugging Me Too

July 10, 2026

She stopped hugging you. She doesn't hold your hand. She shifts away on the couch without even thinking about it. You tell yourself it's just a sex problem. But deep down, you know it's not.I respond to a letter from Mike — 42, married 11 years — who had the moment where he realized it wasn't just the bedroom that went dead. It was everything.We break down: — The difference between a dead bedroom and a dead marriage— Why "the talk" doesn't work (and makes it worse) — What her body is actually...

Sexless Marriage… She Cried and Said She Didn't Want to Lose Us. Two Weeks Later Nothing Changed.

July 03, 2026

Brian finally had the conversation. Sat his wife down, told her the truth — the distance, the loneliness, how much he missed her. She cried. She said she was sorry. She said she didn't want to lose them.Two weeks later nothing has changed.In this episode I break down why the crying moment feels like a breakthrough but often isn't, what's actually happening when a woman feels it in the moment and then goes right back to her default, and what men consistently get wrong in the weeks after a conv...

Sexless Marriage… She Finally Agreed to Counseling. Then Used It Against Me.

June 26, 2026

Tom finally got his wife to agree to couples counseling. He was hopeful for the first time in months. He thought they were finally going to address the real issues — the distance, the intimacy, the disconnection.Instead every session became a list of everything he's ever done wrong. Old arguments. Ancient history. Things he's already apologized for. And the actual problems — a year without sex, emotional withdrawal — never got touched.In this episode I break down what's actually happening whe...