The Meaningful Life with Andrew G. Marshall

Matthew Fray: How Good People Mess Up Their Marriages


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Matthew Fray is the author of the viral article “My Wife Divorced Me Because I Left the Dishes By the Sink”. His divorce left him emotionally crushed: struggling not to cry all the time, and finding it hard even to breathe. 

In this reissued classic episode, Andrew and Matthew talk about the lessons of Matthew’s failed marriage, and about how Matthew is using his own experiences in his coaching work with men experiencing relationship difficulties.

According to Matthew, “the things that destroy our relationships work like cancer…by the time we detect the problem, it’s already too late”. His work is based around helping men to see the problems earlier, and to build the emotional toolkit so many of them are missing.

Matthew Fray works as a relationship coach and writer. He blogs at On the Rocks, and his latest book is This is How Your Marriage Ends: A Hopeful Approach to Saving Relationships. 

Subscriber Content This Week 

If you’re a subscriber to The Meaningful Life (via Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Patreon), this week you’ll be hearing: 

  • Three Things Matthew Fray knows to be true.
  • AND subscribers also access all of our previous bonus content - a rich trove of insight on love, life and meaning created by Andrew and his interviewees.
  • Follow Up

    Get Andrew’s free guide to difficult conversations with your partner: How to Tell Your Partner Difficult Things 

    Take a look at Andrew’s new online relationship course: My Best Relationship Tools

    Read Matthew Fray’s book This Is How Your Marriage Ends: A Hopeful Approach to Saving Relationships

    Read Matthew’s writing on relationships at his blog, On the Rocks.

    Follow Matthew on Twitter @MBTTTR and on Facebook @matthewfrayMBTTTR 

    Read Andrew’s book Can We Start Again Please? Twenty Questions to Fall Back in Love

    Join our Supporters Club to access exclusive behind-the-scenes content, fan requests and the chance to ask Andrew your own questions. Membership starts at just £4.50. 

    Andrew offers regular advice on love, marriage and finding meaning in your life via his social channels. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube @andrewgmarshall 




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