5 Blind Spots That Are Costing You Your Marriage

Most marriage problems aren't caused by terrible people — they're caused by blind spots. Habits you don't notice that are producing outcomes you can't see.

In this episode, I break down five of the most common blind spots I see in the marriages of men I coach: your tone, domestic load, the self-care spectrum, yelling (and the +2 Rule), and your view of sex. Each one comes with a specific fix. If you're in separation, at least one of these probably played a role. 

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**Timestamps:**

• 0:00 — Introduction & framing
• 1:29 — Why these are dot-connecting problems
• 3:07 — This is not a guilt trip
• 4:51 — Blind Spot 1: Your tone
• 7:00 — Why it sounds like a teenage boy talking to his mom
• 9:12 — Your tone trains how she reads your texts
• 10:16 — Blind Spot 2: Domestic load
• 12:15 — Two correctives: acknowledge + predictable help
• 16:02 — Mental load / emotional labor 17:13 — "Saturdaddy Day" personal example
• 18:40 — Blind Spot 3: The self-care spectrum
• 20:26 — Escapism disguised as self-care
• 21:43 — How to split buffer time equitably
• 22:54 — Blind Spot 4: Yelling
• 24:24 — Why a man's yelling lands differently
• 25:22 — The +2 Rule
• 27:47 — Boundaries vs. yelling back
• 28:12 — Blind Spot 5: Your view of sex
• 29:05 — Sex is a symptom, not the cause
• 30:18 — How to enjoy courting without sex as the end goal
• 30:45 — Ladder of Intimacy + HHG
• 32:00 — Where to start & closing encouragement