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Still Reaching

How to reconnect with a wife or girlfriend who's pulled away, without pushing her further. Eleven short chapters, written for men, with nothing you'd need to hide from her.

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Still Reaching

How to reconnect with a wife or girlfriend who's pulled away, without pushing her further.

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What's inside

  1. 1

    Before you start

    Who this is for, what it isn't, and a safety note.

  2. 2

    What's really happening

    Why she pulled away, and why it rarely arrives as an announcement.

  3. 3

    Why your good days don't count yet

    Confirmation bias, in plain English, and why you must never point it out to her.

  4. 4

    Her guard is up

    What a guard actually is, and the ten-minute reset that lowers it.

  5. 5

    The key is no pressure

    Pressure versus no pressure, side by side.

  6. 6

    Reaches

    The small moments that matter, and how to catch them.

  7. 7

    Listen 80, talk 20

    Questions that open doors, with a worked example.

  8. 8

    Frost patterns to drop

    The four habits that do the most damage, and what to do instead.

  9. 9

    Raising something hard

    How to start gently, and how to repair a moment that goes wrong.

  10. 10

    If she's moved out or said it's over

    What still helps when you’re living apart.

  11. 11

    A 30-day plan

    One focus per week, with a version for men living apart.

It finishes with looking after yourself, and where to get more help, including counselling and helplines for the UK and US.

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