The Meaningful Life with Andrew G. Marshall

Dr. Avrum Weiss: Why Men Withdraw When Women Get Angry


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When women and men argue, women can often be more comfortable in expressing their feelings of hurt and anger. 

Men can feel distressed by this strength of feeling, and may pull away emotionally. They may feel a very strong urge to occupy the ground of rationality and objectivity, which in turn leads their partner to push harder, desperately seeking emotional connection.

Dr Avrum Weiss is a US-based author and psychotherapist specialising in the internal lives of men. His writing and his work with couples help men and women understand each other more deeply and build a stronger connection.

In this classic reissued episode, Andrew and Avrum discuss the emotion of anger and how our childhoods can influence our adult experiences of it. They share insights from Avrum’s book Hidden in Plain Sight: How Men’s Fears of Women Shape Their Intimate Relationships , and look at how men and women can better understand each other’s internal world.

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This week supporters will hear:

  • Three Things Avrum Weiss knows to be true. 
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