<p>In this episode of the Dope Black Dads podcast, Marvyn breaks down what it really takes to support a good man in 2025, without shrinking yourself or cosplaying a “good little wife.”&nbsp;</p><br><p>He covers:&nbsp;</p><p>• The truth about “something happening with men” — and why it’s about to go one of two ways</p><p>• The viral Chanté Joseph article about women feeling ashamed to say “I have a boyfriend,” and what that reveals about how men are valued</p><p>• Why humiliation content (fake throw-up pranks, mocking your man online) destroys respect and never builds the man you actually want</p><p>• Misogyny vs misandry: why they’re not mirror images and why that distinction matters here</p><p>• How you speak to your man: nagging vs affirmation, and why rants don’t land but clear, short statements do</p><p>• The “tennis vs American football” mistake when men share feelings, and how to catch the emotional ball instead of smashing it back</p><p>• What to do when he goes silent or withdrawn and you suspect more than “he’s just fine”</p><p>• How to investigate his mood without the dead-end question “You alright?”</p><p>• Respecting his pace of change instead of treating him like a broken service provider you ordered from an app</p><p>• Why not every mood change is cheating: money, parents, pressure, identity, and all the other stress signals you keep missing</p><p>• Turning the home into neutral ground so he doesn’t sit in the car dreading walking through the front door</p><p>• The “driveway rule”: negotiating how much decompression time he needs and what you need once he comes in</p><p>• Why there’s no serious “transition programme” for men moving from work-only identity into work + family, unlike the decades of systems put around women at work</p><p>• How political and economic systems still profit from overworked, emotionally absent men, and what that means for your relationship</p><p>• The truth: if your man is genuinely bad for you, you should leave; this episode is for people with a good man who’s struggling</p><p>• The tactic almost nobody uses: sitting in silence, breaking the touch barrier, and offering safety instead of demanding it from a depleted man</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Dope Black Dads Podcast

Dope Black Dads Podcast

Stop Breaking Good Men: The Brutal Truth About How You Treat Your Partner

NOV 9, 202525 MIN
Dope Black Dads Podcast

Stop Breaking Good Men: The Brutal Truth About How You Treat Your Partner

NOV 9, 202525 MIN

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<p>In this episode of the Dope Black Dads podcast, Marvyn breaks down what it really takes to support a good man in 2025, without shrinking yourself or cosplaying a “good little wife.”&nbsp;</p><br><p>He covers:&nbsp;</p><p>• The truth about “something happening with men” — and why it’s about to go one of two ways</p><p>• The viral Chanté Joseph article about women feeling ashamed to say “I have a boyfriend,” and what that reveals about how men are valued</p><p>• Why humiliation content (fake throw-up pranks, mocking your man online) destroys respect and never builds the man you actually want</p><p>• Misogyny vs misandry: why they’re not mirror images and why that distinction matters here</p><p>• How you speak to your man: nagging vs affirmation, and why rants don’t land but clear, short statements do</p><p>• The “tennis vs American football” mistake when men share feelings, and how to catch the emotional ball instead of smashing it back</p><p>• What to do when he goes silent or withdrawn and you suspect more than “he’s just fine”</p><p>• How to investigate his mood without the dead-end question “You alright?”</p><p>• Respecting his pace of change instead of treating him like a broken service provider you ordered from an app</p><p>• Why not every mood change is cheating: money, parents, pressure, identity, and all the other stress signals you keep missing</p><p>• Turning the home into neutral ground so he doesn’t sit in the car dreading walking through the front door</p><p>• The “driveway rule”: negotiating how much decompression time he needs and what you need once he comes in</p><p>• Why there’s no serious “transition programme” for men moving from work-only identity into work + family, unlike the decades of systems put around women at work</p><p>• How political and economic systems still profit from overworked, emotionally absent men, and what that means for your relationship</p><p>• The truth: if your man is genuinely bad for you, you should leave; this episode is for people with a good man who’s struggling</p><p>• The tactic almost nobody uses: sitting in silence, breaking the touch barrier, and offering safety instead of demanding it from a depleted man</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>