My Husband And I Are Happy . . . But Something’s Missing
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How can I help my husband develop passion and drive outside of family?
I wanted to reach out and see how I can help my husband develop passion or drive outside of our family.
Ooh. Do you feel like you're losing life inside your own skin? Millions of women listening to this just stopped, and they're like, I wish my husband would just talk like that. What in the world's going on? This is John of the Dr. John Deloney Show, taking your calls from all over the planet. on your relationships, your mental and emotional health, whatever you got going on in your life. 20 plus years I've been sitting with hurting people and the wheels have fallen off and people are just trying to figure out what's the next right move. That's what this show is about. Real people going through real challenges. Give me a buzz at 1-844-693-3291 or go to johndeloney.com slash ask. A-S-K. johndeloney.com slash ask. Let's go out to McKinney, Texas and talk to not so plain Jane.
What's up, Jane?
Hey, hey, doing good. Thanks so much for having me.
Of course. What's up?
Yeah, so I wanted to reach out and see how I can help my husband develop passion or drive outside of our family.
My short answer is you can't, but tell me more. Tell me more.
Okay. So yeah, I recently got the idea from Rachel Cruz on her Instagram, saw her and Winston had their annual planning date. And so I brought that to my husband and said, Hey, I think we should do this. Just talk about our goals, finances, planning for the year, what that could look like for us. And so we, we did that and it's our first time to really do something like that. And so we, I didn't say, hey, come prepared with three goals or anything like that, which is kind of more brainstorming and let's just see how this goes. But when I asked him, hey, what are maybe some personal goals for you for the year? He didn't really have any. And so I tried to kind of press into that and... You know, his response to me, which I love, he said, I just want to, you know, come home from work, hang out with my best friends, which is me and our two kids, and just raise my boys up in a Christian household. And so I definitely admire that. And, you know, it was just more of like, hey, if we could go anywhere on a trip, you know, outside of finances or whatever.
you know, time restrictions or anything like that. And he's like, Hey, you know, it's not really my season to travel or anything. I just want to be at home and spend time with my family.
What are common challenges couples face after having children?
I'm trying to think like, man, um, like millions of women listening to this just stopped. And they're like, I wish my husband would just talk like that. So tell, tell me, tell me what you were hoping or wishing he would have said.
Yeah. So I think even just simple, like, um, you know, you know, goals or anything for himself that, you know, at work, he just wants to, you know, he doesn't really want to, you know, move up in management or, you know, any, any professional goals, you know, anything move up that just kind of like status quo, but he does not like his job at all. So, um, you know, I'll you know, try and help them, you know, we can look for a different job or do that. But he's like, no, it's fine. I'll just do that. You know, it's providing for my family. So I'm like, okay. Um, or, you know, I mean, he doesn't really have a good set of good guy friends to where he can, you know, pick up the phone and say, Hey, let's go play golf this weekend or something like that.
Or, you know, just small, small things like that. Um, just, I guess that community or have that group of guys for accountability. So I don't know. I just feel the pressure of, of, I mean, yeah, I, like you said, I, I don't think I can create those goals or anything for him, but if there was anything I could do to encourage him to, you know, um, I don't know, some hobbies or do something for himself, I guess, or just saying, uh, what, what, where, um,
Where is your source of, I don't want to say discontent from, but tell me some of your goals.
Yeah. So, you know, right now I'm, you know, I've got a six month old, but trying to get back into running. So I'm training for a half marathon at the end of the year. That's one, one kind of goal. And, you know, obviously just spending time with our kids too, you know, spending time with family, but yeah, Um, you know, my husband, he doesn't cook or anything.
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