Six Things Couples Can Do to Make Room for the Emotional Man

Far too often men are told the “correct” way to be emotive.

Patricia O’Laughlin

There is a dynamic I see over and over in my psychotherapy office. Couples come in and almost instantly the female partner tells me that she is discouraged by her male partner’s lack of emotional expression. She feels it's either less than it should be, hidden from her, or "inappropriately" expressed. While these things might certainl…