No, I haven’t completely lost it, so before you chide me as a spy, please read on...this may be the most important 600 words you read all year.
 
I recently had the opportunity to speak with the nation’s leading expert on how men can become better men, a guy by the name of Wayne Levine. Levine is the author of Hold On To Your N.U.T.S. - The Relationship Manual For Men and he’s the director of BetterMen Coaching.

Now, you’re probably wondering how in the world an author who writes about men having better relationships ties into you? Well, very simply put, Levine actually encourages women in relationships not to put up with unacceptable behavior by supporting their men to be the best men they can be.
 
Yep, that’s absolutely right, but there is a trick to this: Your first step as a woman is to encourage your man to develop trusting relationships with other men. Well, that and to stop nagging...
 
WAIT A SECOND, Bretton, you say, I AM NOT A NAG! Listen, the best intentions can end up as being heard as nagging by your man. You see, we men are not wired to hear feedback from our women. It isn’t something that is inherently ingrained in us. When you start in about whatever the subject happens to be, all we hear is mom’s voice, and that is where our work comes in. Levine explains “men have to learn how to ‘silence the little boy initially, but the role their wives and girlfriends play in helping them to do that is of paramount importance.”
 

What are the warning signs that the relationship or your man may be in jeopardy?

1. He’s angry more than usual
2. You don’t do the things you used to do together
3. One of you is living too vicariously through the kids
4. You’re too tired for sex
5. He hangs out at work more than he used to
6. The overall intimacy isn’t there

So here’s what you need to start doing, ladies, if you want your guy to eventually understand that he is a better man when he becomes the kind of man you want him to be, for you and your kids.

What Women Can Do to Help Your Man Be Better

1. Support him to develop trusting relationships with other men.
2. Be authentic and honest with your man.
3. Stop accepting the unacceptable.
4. Have a voice and start living life as you want to.
    

Levine says that of all the various factors a person could point to as to why relationships between men and women can be difficult, the missing component from the equation has been the fact that men MUST develop trusting relationships with other men. “To be the best men, fathers, husbands we can be, we must be in the company of other men,” says Levine.
 
To find out more about the importance of what it means for your man to be in the company of other men in trusting relationships, visit www.bettermencoaching.com Your relationship will be happier, more intimate, and more solid than ever before.

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