Memoirs of an LDS Servant Teacher

How Do I Rebuild Emotional Intimacy with My Wife? Part 1 – Why Season Four Is the Hardest Step Most Men Skip


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You want emotional intimacy. You want your wife to trust you again. But every time you try to rebuild connection, it falls apart.

Why?

Because most men try to skip Season Four—the hard, private work of rebuilding their identity, refining their values, and proving consistency before emotional closeness can return.

In this episode, we walk through:

  • What “Season Four” really is—and why jumping ahead destroys trust

  • Why your wife still pulls away, even when you “feel ready”

  • How your emotional clumsiness may be coming off as spiritual danger

  • The difference between verbal, cognitive, and emotional intimacy—and why each one builds on the last

  • What it really takes to become a trustworthy, emotionally safe husband again

If you’ve been “working on yourself” but your wife isn’t responding, it may be because you’re still skipping the most important prep work. This episode breaks it down in practical, direct steps—no fluff, no pretending.

Want to read more about this topic? ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lifechangingservices.org/the-4-seasons-of-a-healthy-and-happy-marriage/


Rather Watch Something? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD4VvBPz5fo


Check out the Marriage Repair Workshops: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lifechangingservices.org/marriage-repair/⁠

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