#278 Bad Marriage Advice Debunked: Communication, Conflict Repair, and Collaboration (with Monica Tanner)

This episode of features marriage, relationship, and intimacy coach Monica Tanner, who shares her background, including her parents’ divorce at 12, 23 years of marriage, and her work helping couples build connection and intimacy while aiming to reduce divorce. We discuss common marriage breakdown areas—communication, sex, money, and parenting—and how sex issues can feel larger when overall connection is weak, particularly for men who often experience closeness through physical intimacy. Key points: 02:16 Why Marriages Fail 12:49 Debunking Marriage Cliches 18:16 Collaboration Over Compromise 24:13 Modern Gender Roles 29:19 Three Step Request Method 39:01 Repair Is One Way Street 45:16 Eight Sentence Repair Script

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#278 Bad Marriage Advice Debunked: Communication, Conflict Repair, and Collaboration (with Monica Tanner) is an episode from Men, Sex & Pleasure with Cam Fraser by Cam Fraser.

This episode is 00:50:34 long.

This episode was published on Jan 30, 2026.

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