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How To Communicate With
“Emotionally Distant” Men
I realized something important this week
about how men think and act.
It's that men who pay attention and think
about the feelings they have, why they
have them, what they mean and how to talk
about them are RARE.
And it's even more unique and special
for a man to pay attention to his feelings
in relationships with women and to be able
to talk openly about them.
So like everyone else, I like to think
that I'm special.
But am I really different than other men?
Ok, I'm hogging the newsletter for myself,
my ego is getting carried away...
Here's what I want to talk to you about-
Why can't men talk about their feelings?
It's like they're helpless morons when
it comes to knowing and sharing how they
feel with you.
And why do men react so weird when you
want to talk about things like issues,
emotions, relationships, commitment, marriage?
The answer is pretty fascinating but has
more than one simple dimension to it.
Let me ask you...
Have you ever asked a man how he feels
about you or your situation and then he
starts acting all freaked out?
He turns into a deer in headlights.
Or even worse, he starts getting angry
and frustrated and turns the conversation
back on you with unrelated problems or issues.
Well, you've run into the BRICK WALL guys
have with relationship communication.
And guess what?
It's YOUR fault!
Yep, I'm not letting you shift the
blame to someone else for what matters
in your life.
As some of my more enlightened friends
like to say:
“Don't go to victim”
If you know someone can't communicate
a certain way, it's up to you to find a
better way.
Then once you can reach them you can
help them improve.
As the saying goes,
“Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me twice and shame on me.”
So are you continuing to bang your head
against the brick wall?
Shame on you!
Lots of women do - all their lives over
and over in relationships until they've
become convinced that men are idiots and
you can't ever make things work.
Quit it for cryin' out loud!
There's a better way, but you'll never
figure things out just trying what makes
sense to YOU.
Don't be RIDICULOUS!
(here's where I get all up in your face!)
Planning and approaching issues in your
life just by what “makes sense” is not only
naive, it's honestly pretty stupid.
That's why people go to school, they go
to college, they study and read, they go
through job training and THEN they go out
and make a go of it.
So how much thinking, planning, reading
and learning have you done around the things
that effect your relationships and your love
life?
Maybe you picked up the latest best-seller
by some publishers daughter on something dumb
like how swans mate and are monogamous and you
and your guy can be beautiful and happy like
swans in love too...
Hey, not a bad idea. Maybe I'll write a
book about that.
Not!
Seriously though...
Are you banging your head against the wall?
Or are you looking to learn?
Here something fascinating to learn...
Men have a “SECRET BUTTON” you can push
that will make communicating with them almost
effortless.
And if you learn what it is and how to use
it you'll be able to get at what he really
thinks and feels... and teach him how to talk
to and understand you.
So let me take you through a situation
I guarantee you've either been in before or
you'll be in with a man...
HELLO!
That means pay attention because this is
one of those “universal situations” that can
mean priceless knowledge for you.
Let's say your talking with a man you're
interested in and you want to take things to
“the next level” but you don't know how.
And you've been waiting on him to talk to
you or express his interest or love for a while.
But he hasn't done that, and you get a little
disappointed and frustrated with things.
You've tried being patient and talking
with your friends but you've got to know how
he feels and you need things to move forward.
So what do you do?
Well, most women build up everything they're
thinking inside until they have to let it out
in one big emotional release.
And guess what men see when this happens?
No, they don't see how much you care or love
them and how amazing it is that you want to be
with them.
Somehow instead of seeing the good and the
positive intentions you have, they see intense
negative emotions that they can't understand.
And men get scared of emotions that are
really intense or that they don't understand.
Most of all, they just aren't used to them.
So when you share your feelings and want to
know his feelings for you, he freaks out.
He either becomes the “deer-in-headlights” guy
or the “angry-frustrated-scared” guy.
Most women do what makes sense in this
situation - they push and encourage the man
to talk, to get in touch with his feelings
and to share HER feelings.
But men don't see it as positive encouragement.
They see it as you being “over-emotional”
and pushy about the issue.
(Yeah, I know... Men are freakish emotional creatures!)
When you resist or react negatively in any
conversation, everything becomes more difficult.
And the WORST mistakes you can make here with
a man I call the 4 Deadly Sins:
- Assuming - that he knows what you want or expect
- Begging - for him to “give you” what you want
- Convincing - trying to make him feel the way you do
- Bullying - bullying him into your way of thinking or
feeling.
You will never have any long term success with
a man if you keep doing these.
You'll be beating yourself against the “BRICK
WALL”.
So what's the “SECRET BUTTON”?
Well, remember that there's a catch to all
improvements in your life, right?
So the same goes for this button thing.
You’ve got to make it happen by changing
YOUR communication first in order to push his
communication button.
It’s up to you to get a man’s fears and defenses
out of the way so you can get to the bottom of things.
And getting past the masks men can wear with
women out of fear is the essence of “pushing the button”.
Here's the 5 basic steps I've recognized that you
can use to push his “secret button”. And I'll give you
some examples to give you a general idea of what these
are as best I can in a short newsletter:
Step 1) The Primer
This is a the “starter” for the conversation that will
build an entirely positive context - and it might seem
like something you could skip, but it's actually the
most important step. It might be something like starting
off talking with positive comments about the time you've
been spending together and some of the great times you've
had. The idea is ALL about setting the right context so
a guy becomes positive, comfortable and opens up.
Step 2) Casual Introduction
This is the first step into “where things are going”.
Instead of springing “the talk” on him, keep talking
about positives, the good things, the things you want
to continue that are WORKING. If you don't have too
many of these things, think harder. You're interested
in a future with this guy for some reason, right? But
don't just compliment him. Make sure it's about BOTH
of you, and how you are together, not just about him.
Step 3) Applying With Positive Strokes
So now you're tuning into each other a bit in the
conversation and sharing thoughts about the good
things you have together.
Then tell him, “Hey, you know what's great? I bet you
and I see things differently, which is OK, but I love
spending time with you and we have such a great time
together”.
Again, you’re getting into a conversation about
relationships that will eventually turn to your situation,
but you’re doing it in a way that doesn’t trigger any
resistance or fear from the man - and this is what
you’re aiming for.
Step 4) Non-situational Honesty
Step 5) Active Listening
Step 4 and 5 are a bit more complex so I'll save them
for another time.
But steps 1, 2 and 3 are a lot to work with and
get you thinking.
If you follow these it will blow a man away
AND even better... it will create massive ATTRACTION!
Yeah, imagine that.
By talking about serious relationship “stuff” you
won't scare a guy off.
No, you'll actually make his attraction for you
STRONGER.
How?
Well, men secretly wish that they had women that
they felt completely open and comfortable with to share
their feelings, thoughts and desires on subjects they
usually have a hard time with.
It feels REALLY good to talk about things,
especially if they've been bottled up!
I bet you've felt that too.
When you push the button for a man, he experiences
a kind of open and honest communication “release”.
And the more intense the topic or issue is, the
more amazing and “freeing” the experience is.
For men, there's nothing tougher and more foreign
than getting really in touch with their emotions
and sharing them with someone.
When you're then one to do this, men almost can’t
believe it.
They instantly see you as someone unique, rare,
and “cool”.
And when you can talk about tough issues in a
way that makes them easy and fun and you have the
right amount or “detachment” from the outcome, it
makes men EXTREMELY attracted to you.
So what exactly are these 5 detailed steps to push
a man's communication button?
I talk about each step in detail, exactly what to do,
and the common mistakes to avoid in my eBook: “Catch Him And Keep Him”
You can check out all the details here:
Thanks for reading and best of luck in life and love.
Your Friend,
Christian Carter
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“Catch Him And Keep Him” and “Christian Carter”
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