Emotional Abandonment: Bridging the Gap
Do you sometimes feel emotionally disconnected even though your spouse is standing right next to you? FamilyLife Directors Neil and Sharol Josephson have been married for over thirty years and have spoken with thousands of couples. In this video series, they discuss gender and personality differences for emotional abandonment, and how the way your parents connected when you were growing up may affect the way you communicate with your spouse today. How can you respond to your spouse’s desire for emotional intimacy while expressing your own relational needs?
1. Causes of Emotional Abandonment
2. Dealing with a Disengaged Spouse
3. Talking about Emotional Abandonment
4. Connecting Emotionally
5. Good Communication in Marriage
6. Sex and Emotional Connections
good article–QUESTION– is a lot of men just disconnect emotionally because they are men??? just wondering
can I talk with u to give my case details because I am so confuse realy dont know my husbandwho always say he love me n allow me to meet my exboyfriend
Sammie, I hear the pain and frustration in your words. One of the most painful things in a relationship is when one spouse refuses to hear the concerns of the other. It is not really quality time if your husband is on the computer, is it? Sometimes when we make the effort to show an interest even when we do not feel like it, the pay-off is tremendous. It does sound, Sammie, like you have tried to be supportive. It may be necessary to get help in speaking firmly and clearly about what you want and need from him in a way he cannot help but understand. Would your husband be open to pastoral counselling? Sometimes it takes a third party to get through to someone who does not want to see the effects of their behaviour, and defensiveness and anger can be signs that your husband is torn between the time he is putting into his business and the time he knows he needs to be spending on his family. A caring pastor or other counsellor can help us learn the vital balance necessary to maintain a healthy marriage relationship. I also suggest for you an article here on our site on emotional space:
http://powertochange.com/sex-love/space/
I am praying for you and your family, Sammie. May the Lord draw you close and bind you together in His amazing Love. I pray this in Jesus’ holy name. Amen.
My Husband has his own business. Within this season God has began to bless his business in an amazing way. However my husband is very dedicated to his business. From the time he gets up until the time he goes to sleep he’s working towards his business. Even during our quality time he’s on the computer.The kids may get a hour or two of his time and then it’s back to business.. He stays up all night on tbe computer,he even wakes up to his computer. I am 4 months pregnant. I try to talk to him but he denies what he does in becomes upset. I’ve become numb to his i’m sorries. I feel so emotional disconnected from him. He feels I should open myself up to his world, when I can’t get him to open up to mine. I’m a Chef he never comes in the kitchen with me. I’m trying to be supportive but I can only take so much.I love him so much,and I know he just wants the best for us,but what he doesn’t realize is he’s loosing his family emotionally while he’s climbing the later to success.