A man who lies can’t lead. A man who cheats can’t lead. A man who never takes accountability can’t lead. A man who lets pride, anger, and ego control his decisions can’t lead either. Leadership starts with character. If a man can’t be honest, disciplined, responsible, and respectful, he has no business expecting anyone to trust him with a household.
@UnmodernmanBot Being needed and being valued are not the same thing. Pay attention to who appreciates your presence versus who simply depends on your availability.
When a man cheats, he doesn’t feel guilt, he feels anger toward woman he betrayed and thw craziest part? He rewrites the whole story until you become the villain. Eventually, he starts believing his own lies.
If your spouse has a higher sex drive than you, make sure you see that desire for you as a GOOD thing and not a nuisance.
To be desired by someone is a beautiful thing.
Consider how you would feel if they were never interested in you sexually at all .... and what that might indicate.
~Lea
I never want a man to settle for me. Go find your dream woman. And if you can’t find her, don’t use me to fill the gap. I want mine clingy, passionate, reassuring, unapproachable, God fearing, and locked in on me only.
1. Men know exactly what they are doing. Always remember that.
2. It is not your responsibility to change a man. In fact, you cannot change a man, but you can change the man. Read that again.
3. Men will treat you based on how they feel about you and how you carry yourself. If he’s not treating you with care, he doesn’t like you. Don’t make excuses for him.
4. No man can go a day without talking to a woman he is in love with.
5. An inconsistent man doesn’t like you. Only showing up when it is convenient for him is a red flag 🚩
6. There is no such thing as a nonchalant man. That man doesn’t like you. He’s “chalanting” elsewhere.
7. If a man cheats on you and you find out, and instead of leaving the relationship you choose to stay, he will start seeing you as a foól.
8. Your self-respect must be greater than your feelings and libido. Do not ever beg a man to love you. Begging is disgusting.
9. Men are very thoughtful when they are in love. They make time, plan things, and put effort where their heart is. A low-effort man doesn’t like you.
10. The highest form of love is consideration. Any man who doesn’t consider you, how his actions make you feel, or how to make your life easier within his capacity doesn’t like you. Walk away.
11. Lastly, you accept the love you think you deserve. However a man treats you, if you stay, you are a willing participant, not a victim. If you think you deserve better, you know exactly what to do.
If your wife has to check your mood before she brings something up, she doesn’t feel safe.
She’s worried you’ll shut down, get defensive, or react.
And she feels more alone than you realize.
Women are reciprocators, not initiators.
You lead, she follows.
You bring effort, she reflects it.
You make her feel good, she amplifies it.
Most men are mad at women for not initiating what they never led.
Strong marriages are not built by people who never got tired of one another.
They are built by people who understood that temporary dislike is not the same thing as permanent incompatibility.
A marriage can survive hard seasons.
What it rarely survives is indifference.
If your bedroom goes quiet and nobody fights for it, you’re not in a season, you’re in a slow exit.
When you try to punish your spouse by withholding their needs from them over long periods of time ... such as praise, kindness, affection communication, sex, etc ... what you're really punishing is your marriage.
AND when your marriage loses, you also lose.
Your son will grow to be a man before you know it.
The Father-Son bond you forge now..
Is fundamental for your continued connection into adulthood.
So when he's young, make sure you do it right.
11 Ways For Busy Dads To Forge Strong Bonds With Their <5 Son 🧵 :
Sons instinctually either want to live up to their father's legacy or make up for what their dads failed at
It's a fine line. But if you are a great man you need to make sure you build your sons up so they can succeed in their own way, rather than carry the burden of your karma.