Ever feel like you need to be tough in order to be seen as "masculine" enough? Ever feel like you wish you could just let your guard down and be taken care of?
The truth is, it is a deep human need to be nurtured in relationship. It's neither masculine nor feminine, and we need to expand our awareness of and perception of love, relationship, and what it means to be taken care of, whether we're dating or in a committed long-term relationship.
Men need to feel safe, desired, and received just as much as women do. The shape that takes might differ, but the underlying need remains the same.
Here we delve into the wonderful world of feeling nurtured. I share personal stories from men in our community of moments when they've felt deeply nurtured by their women partners, as well as what nurturing means to them.
In love and even in sex, some of the most memorable moments are not those in which we feel red-hot desire, but when we feel the sweetness of connection.
This is part two of a two-part series on nurturing. For those who want to listen to both, the first is episode 343.
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Memorable quotes from this episode:
- "I feel nurtured when I am told I am fully seen, trusted, and loved for all that I am as I am."
- "The bravery to feel worthy."
- "We relate to men through roughness, and women through sex."
- "You can’t meet me where I’m at if you don’t see me."
- "The patriarchy says: 'I’ve got to do it by myself and without complaining and tough it out no matter what.'"
- "We have to take the mask off for somebody."
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