SCOUT· 62%59m·2026-10-19·Arts CultureCan I Still Be a Good Man if I Leave?
After decades together, he wonders whether he can stay in a marriage where intimacy and connection has all but disappeared. He's touch-starved and lonely and questioning whether preserving the family unit for the sake of his young daughter, is worth the cost of losing himself. Esther helps him look beyond the question…
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“So many people sound completely over therapised. They have therapists for marriage, intimacy and their language is also psycho babble. It's like everyone lost the ability to just talk to each other.”
“This guy feels broken because he abdicated his own sense of importance and projected it all onto his partner. He put himself in this position by not properly comunicating his needs and boundaries. He never wanted to be a good husband or fat…”
“I would looooooove to hear what the wife has to say. I’m hearing “what is wrong with my wife for not having sex with me”, and i bet if we talked to the wife, there would be sooooo many other things that have gone wrong between them, that se…”
“Reeeeeally wanna hear her side of the story😅”
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