For the last several years running, the most popular post on my Psychology of Men blog has been “Why Do Men Stonewall?” Stonewalling is withdrawing or refusing to respond to your partner. For a man, it may be a response to his own confusion or feeling overwhelmed when she’s upset. Or he may just try to stay calm in the hope that she will also calm down. Continue reading “Why Do Men Stonewall?”
Yes, but …
I’d been chatting with a lovely Christian woman & her husband about their marriage for several weeks. Although she seemed open to what I was saying about the way men think & feel & behave, she followed everything I said with a “Yes, but …” statement of her own. Continue reading “Yes, but …”
Strong & Gentle
More than one man has encouraged me – through their own disrespectful behavior – to rebel against submission. Even so, it felt like an essential part of my identity was missing. Continue reading “Strong & Gentle”
Wonderful Womanhood
One godly man changed my life forever. My experience with him is summed up nicely with this speech [see emphasis], quoted from the 1955 film A Man Called Peter. The movie was based on the book by Catherine Marshall, wife of the future Chaplain of the U.S. Senate. Continue reading “Wonderful Womanhood”
The Tragedy of PostModern Womanhood
Submission is not a popular teaching. Distorted & dismissed as an out-dated idea. We don’t really understand it. And most pastors & counselors avoid it altogether. So we’re taught virtually nothing about it. Except that submission is “weakness.” And instead of embracing a blessing, we’ve become its fervent opponent. How did we let THAT happen? Continue reading “The Tragedy of PostModern Womanhood”