Episode 208: Avoidance is Killing More Marriages Than Conflict

Every time you try to have an honest conversation about your marriage, something happens.

He gets defensive.

He changes the subject.

He tells you you're overreacting.

He starts arguing about something else.

Or he shuts down altogether.

After a while, you stop bringing things up because it feels easier than hitting the same brick wall over and over again.

But here's the problem.

What goes unspoken doesn't disappear. It simply grows into distance.

In this episode, Sharon explores why so many people avoid difficult conversations, what's really happening underneath defensiveness and shutdown, and why avoidance slowly erodes even the strongest relationships.

Because avoidance isn't usually about not caring.

It's about not knowing how to stay present when something feels painful, threatening, or like failure.