May 22, 2026

You’re About to Be Alone With Someone You Don’t Know | Ep 56

18 minutes

You built a life together. And somewhere in the middle of all of it, the two of you quietly stopped connecting. Not dramatically. Not with one defining moment. Just a slow drift that neither of you fully named.

If you are in your late forties or fifties and the kids are older or almost gone, this episode is going to land somewhere specific.

In this episode, we cover:

How disconnection starts long before it is visible, and what keeps it hidden

What busyness has been protecting you from noticing

The stories men tell themselves that keep the distance in place

What she has been experiencing while you were managing and providing

Why this particular moment in life feels so heavy when the marriage has thinned out

What is actually possible from here, and what it honestly requires

This is episode 56 in the Create More Intimacy podcast for men. Part of a four-part series on the deeper patterns underneath intimacy and connection.

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By Alisa Stoddard