"Discover What Husbands Cant Resist And Get His Affection Back"
Preview Chapter of What Husbands Cant Resist
By Bob Grant, LPC
Before we begin, your husband would like to share something with you.
"I know you probably don’t think I have deep feelings and I
know I certainly keep to myself at times, but I actually care
about you very deeply. I mean, I married you, and, in my
mind, that should count for a lot. I’d tell you more stuff, but
it seems that when I try, it doesn’t come out the right way or
it just makes you upset, which only makes me want to stop
talking to avoid a fight.
Please read this book. While not everything in it applies to
me, a lot of it does. In fact, I don’t mind one bit if you ask
me about some of the things you are about to read, because it
will show me that you really are starting to understand how I
think.
And lest you think that this is only for my benefit, let me tell
you as strongly as I can: I WANT YOU TO OWN MY HEART. I didn’t
get married so that I could ignore you. If I wanted that I would
have just stayed single. I married you because I couldn’t stop
myself. I may have even wanted to avoid marriage but I couldn’t.
Never mind what I said or how I made jokes about being tied
down. I married you because I wanted to spend my life with
someone special.
In the upcoming pages you will find a series of insights that
will unlock my heart and make me a slave to your approval. These
changes may or may not happen immediately, but give them enough
time to sink into my thick skull (weeks/months, not hours) and
they will work. In fact, I’m counting on you."
CHAPTER 1
If You Were My Client
I am often asked by friends, those who have read my books, and
even my wife, what it is like to actually work with a therapist.
They often wonder what someone could possibly talk about for
weeks or even months. In truth, it is so hard to describe what
actually happens in the therapeutic setting between a therapist
and their client. It’s very powerful to be a part of the
transformation between the time when the individual first enters
my office to the change in their insights, as well as their
circumstances.
In spite of the benefits of seeing a counselor, many choose not
to participate in therapy or coaching for a variety of reasons,
all of which carry some degree of validity. It is with this view
in mind that I want to take you with me, behind the counselor’s
door, and invite you to observe how a therapist speaks with a
client regarding her husband. Notice how every bit of advice is
offered as a consideration, not a command. In fact, most
counselors have learned that expecting a client to fully digest
the insights given to them usually produces a strong case of
mental indigestion, even though it may make the therapist feel
that they have accomplished much in the moment.
As you join in with this process, give yourself time to reflect
on what you read. Not everything will be new to you, but
hopefully much of it will. With that in mind I would like to……
Welcome You to My Office
I’m glad you could make it into my office today. Before we
begin, I want you to know that I am aware that before a client
actually makes their way into my office, they have probably
tried lots of things. Most have read several self help books,
listened to countless advice from friends, and perhaps even
visited other therapists. So I take it pretty seriously that
you’ve made this appointment to come and see me. In truth, this
process is actually more about me sharing things with you and
you taking what fits, rather than simply doing everything I
suggest. If it seems a bit overwhelming, then that is by design.
It’s kind of like a bowl of fruit. I’ll make suggestions and
you take the things that apply to you, and the things that
don’t, you leave them here in my office. So I will give you
more information than you need so that you have plenty to choose
from.
If I might, I’d like to make a guess. I’m going to assume
that you’re tired. Just the fact that you were willing to reach
out for help tells me that you’re ready for your marriage to
improve. I don’t know that I would call you desperate, but I
would certainly call you motivated. While I wouldn’t wish pain
or discomfort or frustration on anyone, that feeling of being
tired is critical for anything to be different in your
marriage. If you’re only annoyed or you feel that everything
is “fine” with your husband, then I must say that I am not
optimistic about your marriage improving. Often in marriages,
things don’t change until at least one person – usually the
wife – has had enough of the way things have been going and
becomes determined in her heart that it will be different. As
much as I’d like your husband to come in here and meet with us,
him being here isn’t necessary for your marriage to improve. If
just one person in the relationship makes changes, it cannot
help but affect the other person––it’s true. Let me give you an
example. Let’s imagine that you and I are sitting here and you
pull a gun out and point it right at my head and tell me, “Stand
up Bob.” You couldn’t, technically, make me stand up, but the
odds are pretty good that I’m not going to just sit here,
whether I want to or not. That gun is going to give you more
leverage on me than if you simply asked or told me to stand up.
Now, I won’t have you do anything as drastic as that with your
husband, and granted that’s an extreme example, but it’s one of
the basic tenets of couples’ relationships. Husbands don’t do
things unless they have to and the person who can affect a man
the most is his wife. A husband and wife are actually closer to
being one unit than they are two people, and what has an effect
on one person in the marriage cannot help but influence the
other one, whether they want to be influenced or not. So even
though this information might seem strange, it’s been tried on
countless husbands. What I ask from you in return is to give it
a chance to sink in. If it doesn’t make sense initially, that’s
because it’s a different way of thinking. If it made complete
sense, then I would only be telling you something that you
already know. Anything new, by definition, is going to be a
little unnerving, is going to be a little awkward, as it takes
your mind a few moments or sometimes a few days or weeks to
grasp exactly how to apply it to your marriage. I’m going to be
giving you the opportunity to see some things through your
husband’s eyes and if you understood this completely, that would
make you a man - it would make you a husband. So part of my job
is to overwhelm you a little bit with new information. If you’re
puzzled, it means you’re responding correctly.
He Married You – That Means a Lot
I want to start with one thing as an overriding principle, and
even though there are rare exceptions to this, I can tell you
that the fact that your husband married you means he wants your
marriage to work and he wants it to be wonderful. Some women
seem to think men are dumb when it comes to relationships,
though we’re not dumb. In fact, to some degree, we men have
worked really hard to cultivate that belief because it tends to
make us less responsible for things. Men (there are rare
exceptions of course) don’t go into a marriage hoping it doesn’t
work out or viewing the arrangement as merely a trial and error
type of thing. When a man gets married, he crosses over a huge
threshold. In many respects, it is similar to making a major
financial investment because of the risks involved with pledging
himself to a woman for life. Once he is married, there is a
woman in his life who can now hurt him and injure him in a way
no one else can. It isn’t that a man believes that his wife
wants to hurt him, it’s just that she could. In addition, men
also can’t stand to fail. If they don’t think they can make a
woman happy, and if they don’t think they can succeed in it,
they tend to withdraw from the relationship before it even gets
to marriage. And from all the husbands I have spoken to –– they
all say the same thing––that just the thought of failing at
marriage is excruciatingly painful. “Why try and make your wife
happy, when nothing seems to work?” is how one husband stated
this fear to me.
But why was he so charming and fearless when you were dating?
Is it perhaps that you were easier to please…Possibly? I’d like
you to consider that possibility, at least from his perspective,
especially since you, as a woman, are probably better at
understanding the intricacies of a relationship than your
husband could ever hope to be. That’s the main reason why most
of my clients are women. So if I had to pick between either
seeing you or your husband in my office, I would choose you,
because I can make faster progress with you than with him.
Now, are there any questions you have for me or is there
anything I didn’t give you a chance to ask? No? Okay. Please
give all that I have said to you a few days to consider. Most of
my clients tell me that their best insights occur outside of
their session; once they’ve had time to contemplate all that was
said. I’ll look forward to seeing you again.
Did you like what you have read so far?
Here’s what you’ll discover in the rest of What Husbands Cant Resist.
You’ll learn what motivates him.
What makes him feel vulnerable and why that makes you special
His Heart – not his head – choose you.
What his Greatest Need and Strongest Desire is and how to fulfill it.
A proven communication technique that will bring you both closer together.
What Sex means to him – probably not what you think
And So Much More…….
Here’s what other women have said:
What Husbands Cant Resist is extraordinary must read for any woman in a marriage or planning to be in one. Bob has found a unique way to translate how husbands think and act into words only woman's heart can fully understand. More than just "why he does what he does" What Husbands Cant Resist is a truthful and psychological understanding of the male mind and heart which will empower wives with incredible insider knowledge and loving empathy. The wonderful news is husbands DO have deep loving feelings, and Bob is now your expert guide to help you understand what your husband really wants you to know (if he only knew how to say it). – Julie
I can’t thank you enough for writing this book! I had no idea how my husband felt about some of the things you mentioned. It was incredibly eye opening! – Susan
Bob, this is your best book yet. I’ve tried several of your suggestions on my husband (without telling him) and he hasn’t said much in response- he’s just been nicer and more affectionate with me. I can’t believe that men are this simple. Ha-Ha. – Maria
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