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Why You Can’t Make Her Happy
She’s responsible for her own happiness.
Guys, have you ever found yourself saying, “I can’t make her happy”?
Men say this all the time. Married men. Single men. Smart men. Not so smart men.
“I feel like I’m always trying with her. But I just can’t get it right.”
- Where’d we get the idea, as guys, that we have to make her happy?
- Why do we think her happiness is our job?
- Who planted it into our heads?
From the first date, the voices enter — I better charm her, show her I’m strong, make a good first impression, pick up the bill.
Ironically, once she trusts you’ll stick around, she’s onto you like brushfire.
“You didn’t do what you said.”
“You were late.”
“You ate the lasagna that was for tomorrow night’s dinner.”
Soon enough, the script gets wired into a guy — You don’t make me happy.
Have you ever been in that story? How’s it feel? Most men say, hopeless.
Guys, let’s face it, women are powerful today. Blossoming careers. Empowered voices. Sexually confident. The days of the damsel in distress are…
