Listen "Why Marriage Benefits Men"
Episode Synopsis
Get your free Personal Reboot Guide at www.theconfidentman.meCheck out more resources to help you as a man at David Maxwell CoachingMarriage brings a ton of benefits to men. This isn't something many talk about in our hedonistic self-centered culture. People often focus on what marriage and family take away from us as men. Marriage isn't the end of who we are as men. Marriage helps men grow and expand their gifts. It challenges them in powerful ways and makes them better men.Encourages Our IntimacyOne of the biggest benefits of marriage for men is the fact that it pushes them into the journey of intimacyBuilding intimacy is different from winning someoneBuilding intimacy takes lots of time together and a new level of familiarityMen have to learn how to get closer to their wives and really know them in an emotional way and not just a physical way.Men have very powerful emotions and when they learn to channel them toward their wives, they build deep and lasting relationshipsIf men never grow in their emotional side, they lack a big part of what makes them a powerful manFocuses Our PurposeMarriage moves a man from the focus of me to weThis broadens a man's purpose from a self-centered focus to a higher focus - his wife and ultimately his familyThis challenges a man and pushes him to grow and step up in how he lives and thinksThis is a powerful motivator for men to sacrificeMen understand this in a large sense, but with a family, it is brought to reality in his lifeHaving a family helps to direct and focus our attentionWhen men are responsible, they tend to step upA man's purpose is always better when it is focused outside of himselfBuilds a Lasting LegacyMany men live with a desire to do something significant with their lifeMarriage gives men the greatest opportunity to bring significance to their worldMarriage and kids are a built-in legacy for every manHealthy Marriages are an ExampleKids will Outlive YouRegrets Won't Own You
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