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What does it mean?
A husband implies his wife is attracted to other men because she is not responding to him romantically.
In plain terms
I joked that my wife is not interested because she might be thinking of someone else.
What can you take from it?
Insecure partners often project their own doubts onto their significant others.

Where it applies

  • marriage problems
  • intimacy issues
  • jealousy

Putting it to work

  • address insecurity
  • check assumptions
  • joke about tension

Questions to consider

  • Why do we project our fears?
  • How do you handle rejection?

Another view

Blaming a partner for lack of interest is rarely constructive.

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