Alison Armstrong is a relationship expert and creator of the “Understanding Men” curriculum.

Why do men withdraw instead of open up? Why does “If he wanted to, he would” miss the mark? What makes a man stop caring? And what responsibility do both men and women share in creating partnership?

Expect to learn why men calculate capacity and “worth it” before acting, how testosterone and estrogen shape communication styles, why timing matters when asking emotional questions, what “frog farming” means and how it destroys attraction, the difference between physical and emotional attraction in men, why men feel responsible for making women happy (and why that’s a trap), what the “cave behind the cave” reveals about men and mortality, how to move from furious to curious in conflict, and much more.

00:00 “If He Wanted To, He Would”

03:20 Capacity vs Desire: How Men Decide

07:00 Feels Like Love, Looks Like Math

10:45 Why Men Don’t Answer “How Do You Feel?”

15:30 Timing Emotional Conversations

19:40 Coaching, Readiness & Emotional Impact

26:30 Frog Farming Explained

30:10 Why Sexual Attraction Isn’t Enough

34:05 What Makes a Man Stop Caring

37:00 The Danger of Emasculation

40:30 The Cave Behind the Cave

46:40 From Furious to Curious

52:10 Responsibility in Partnership

57:25 You Can’t Make Her Happy

59:00 Where to Find Alison’s Work

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