Feel distant and stuck on “good”? Here’s how to rebuild real closeness that lasts.

Most couples want emotional intimacy but can’t name it. In this episode we define it, show why it fades, and give you simple daily practices to get it back. We cover emotional safety, bids for connection, and how to stop living on surface talk and start feeling close again.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• What emotional intimacy really means—and why it fades.
• The everyday habits killing closeness (and how to stop them).
• How to answer bids for connection so your partner feels seen.
• Simple daily moves to rebuild trust, safety, and passion.

Too many husbands and wives walk through life silently hoping their needs will be met, then end up frustrated, resentful, and disconnected when they aren’t.

In this episode, Eric and Kate break down one of the most important skills for creating a healthy marriage: advocating for yourself.

You’ll learn

• Why we stay silent: fear of conflict, rejection, being “too much.”

• The clean request formula your partner can say yes, no, or “alternative” to.

• Boundaries that protect connection, not avoid it.

• How to own your desires without shame or apology.

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In this episode, Kate and Eric reveal how to understand your partner, cut conflict, and build safety, trust, and deeper intimacy.

Why understanding and agreement aren’t the same and how mixing them up keeps couples stuck in the same fights.

• Practical tools: reflective listening, curiosity, and even short silences that create space for closeness.
• The role of timing: how to check your partner’s capacity before diving into hard conversations.
• Emotional safety builders: labeling feelings and asking, “Do you want advice or just a witness?”
• Advanced skills: empathy, attunement, and the Experience Cube for moving beyond surface talk into genuine intimacy.

➡️ For Men: Join The Evolved Men’s Collective

https://www.evolvedmarriage.com/emcmastermindsite

➡️For Couples: Complete your Relationship Assessment

https://www.evolvedmarriage.com/couples-coaching

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