You have suggested to him nothing that would actually work towards helping their relationship. You offered a dice roll game that would, at best, paper over some cracks but more likely be destructive to them in the long term.Men and women love endorphins from many sources.
You’re with the majority. However, I think most of you are not offering him any help based on his obvious frustration with the process. His wife has very strong opinions on what works. He clearly rejects her methods. He appears to have no answers of his own. It’s entirely possible the therapist has none either. I have offered him something he can choose (or not) to bring to the table.
You’re both entitled to your opinions.
I also note that you either didn’t see or chose to ignore my comment on Pavlovian conditioning and then shot down further posts with:
You’re both entitled to your opinions
Which comes across as you stating that your opinion is the correct one.
OP is doing the therapy, which is clearly a hard thing for him. The vast majority of us reading this thread are rooting for he and she to work with their therapist to grind these issues out so they can reset and rebuild.
I haven’t offered any advice for them as a couple as they haven’t chosen me as their therapist (good job, I’m not qualified), might be a good idea for you to do the same.





