In this episode of Desire Hot Seat, I put the advice “never be vulnerable” to the test. We look at where this idea comes from, why it feels convincing to men who have been hurt before and whether emotional shutdown actually protects relationships or slowly hollows them out.

We’ll talk about hypergamy, masculinity, emotional suppression, trust and the difference between being vulnerable with a partner versus making a partner responsible for your emotions.

I’ll also introduce a more practical alternative to recognize, regulate, then relate, along with the SHARE check-in for opening up without dumping everything onto your partner.

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Desire Hot Seat is a podcast about popular relationship and intimacy advice. Each episode takes one claim (from the manosphere, purity culture, therapy-speak, or other corners of the internet) and explores where it came from, why it feels convincing, what the evidence actually says and how it affects the people who follow it.

Hosted by SHA-certified sex and relationship coach, Alex, the goal isn’t to ridicule people, it’s to approach complicated ideas about love, desire and relationships with curiosity, compassion and a willingness to question what we think we know.

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