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When Your Husband is Emotionally Distant

When Your Husband is Emotionally Distant

Update: 2025-10-07

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What do you do if your husband is not connecting with you emotionally? Jim Daly interviews Jim Turner about how he struggled with being emotionally distant in his first marriage. Also, Greg Smalley shares how he's learned to be more open to sharing his feelings with Erin.

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When Your Husband is Emotionally Distant

When Your Husband is Emotionally Distant

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