Therapy?

Not really. Men have been trained by society that women's needs are more important than theirs. I get that it's usually a joke etc. However, if you truly are in a one sided relationship where you are constantly invalidated in such a way, then you cannot remain happy and healthy in it.

I know because I've been in such relationships. Women can be narcissists. They are indoctrinated from early on by just such messaging that if a man loves them, then his feelings don't matter. Men are indoctrinated that he is supposed to cave.

It's fortified by such statements that her happiness is paramount if you want sex. It's a terrible message because daughters may learn it's ok to play games and manipulate men to get their way. Sons may ignore their true emotions and boundaries because they believe a mates needs more important than theirs.

I'm not saying this is always the case. I am saying we've an entire thread dedicated to extremely entitled 'Karen's' and their narcissistic behavior. Do you think she behaves with more respect to her loved ones? I believe it's more likely she's so self important because she faces no resistance from a family she's completely controlled while everyone pretended it's ok.
it may have come off as joking, but she is genuinely smarter than I - I couldn't do our taxes to save my life, or pay all the bills on time - I dunno about the Karen vs sex thing, all i was saying was that she knows more than me in things that matter day to day (she even bought me a book called "what to do when i'm gone")
Man, I hope i'm not the only helpless husband out there

to get back to staphory's post - i am the same, an introvert that even has trouble posting on an anonymous message board (was recommended to me to do) - i don't like to meet people and i sure as sheet don't want to talk to a stranger about my issues - but the threat of having to do that made me reflect on the issues that were at hand, and I decided that working on my problems was easier than learning how to do taxes, lol