Jason Wilson

So I was programmed never to really trust a woman. Don't be affectionate with a woman in public. You'll be looked at as being weak. To this day, I have to fight to hold my wife's hand in public. Really? Yeah, man. You have to fight to force yourself to do it? It's an internal struggle. My father, I remember I told him I was getting married. He told me, why? Why would you do that?

All the men in my life never were comprehensive men.

All the men in my life never were comprehensive men.

And then, you know, outside of being a fighter and provider, the gentleman, what is that? You know, we were smooth, but it was always what we called a game to get something. Yeah. So we had to have game. So I didn't like playing games, you know. And so that's why the commitment level wasn't there. And so, again, just really living freely from that romantic side that's in me.

And then, you know, outside of being a fighter and provider, the gentleman, what is that? You know, we were smooth, but it was always what we called a game to get something. Yeah. So we had to have game. So I didn't like playing games, you know. And so that's why the commitment level wasn't there. And so, again, just really living freely from that romantic side that's in me.

And that's a process I'm going through now, resolving the hurt, you know, experience the relationships. And that's one of the men's biggest struggles with getting married is because when you marry someone, she's going to see she's not going to just see Batman. She's going to see Bruce Wayne now.

And that's a process I'm going through now, resolving the hurt, you know, experience the relationships. And that's one of the men's biggest struggles with getting married is because when you marry someone, she's going to see she's not going to just see Batman. She's going to see Bruce Wayne now.

can you deal with that oh are you okay with her seeing that you're depressed some mornings that yeah you two are anxious at times oh yeah you two get scared at times and so that's the the challenging part for men and for me it's just moving past the lies that i've been uh I guess, programmed to believe by the men in my family that being romantic publicly was a sign of weakness.

can you deal with that oh are you okay with her seeing that you're depressed some mornings that yeah you two are anxious at times oh yeah you two get scared at times and so that's the the challenging part for men and for me it's just moving past the lies that i've been uh I guess, programmed to believe by the men in my family that being romantic publicly was a sign of weakness.

And so that's one of the attributes that I struggle with exuding.

And so that's one of the attributes that I struggle with exuding.

Again, it's the fear of, I used to say vulnerable, being vulnerable. But I believe that's the wrong word because that means you're open to harm or being killed. Like if a gunman was to come in here now, the news report would say he killed the vulnerable citizens. What we're trying to encourage men to do is be emotionally open or transparent about

Again, it's the fear of, I used to say vulnerable, being vulnerable. But I believe that's the wrong word because that means you're open to harm or being killed. Like if a gunman was to come in here now, the news report would say he killed the vulnerable citizens. What we're trying to encourage men to do is be emotionally open or transparent about

And so for me to be transparent and open was actually a gateway to my freedom, man. And my wife would tell you to this day to have a man who can, she can see that is scared, but can move through that fear. Or a man who says, hey, I don't know about this decision, but I'm going to trust God that this is the right way to go.

And so for me to be transparent and open was actually a gateway to my freedom, man. And my wife would tell you to this day to have a man who can, she can see that is scared, but can move through that fear. Or a man who says, hey, I don't know about this decision, but I'm going to trust God that this is the right way to go.

I'm going to trust the data we have that this is the right decision financially. And we're going to move. For her to see that, whoa, OK, he doesn't know it all, but yet he still walks confidently in that decision. He still has a little fear, but he doesn't succumb to it. Now you can be more authentic. And that's really what men want. They're dying to just be treated as humans.

I'm going to trust the data we have that this is the right decision financially. And we're going to move. For her to see that, whoa, OK, he doesn't know it all, but yet he still walks confidently in that decision. He still has a little fear, but he doesn't succumb to it. Now you can be more authentic. And that's really what men want. They're dying to just be treated as humans.

Can I just share my fear without you condemning me as being weak?

Can I just share my fear without you condemning me as being weak?

From the men that I've worked with, the greatest fear is their inadequacy. the imposter syndrome, that I'm really not all she thinks I am. Real, she's going to see this one side. What happened during COVID? The divorce rates went through the roof. Because you couldn't be at work for eight hours. There was no time apart.