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Understanding
Men and Relationships
A
Workshop for Women
Saturday, February 7, 2004 9:00am – 4:00pm (Pre-registration @ 8:30am) At the Unity Church of Ft. Collins 1401 West Vine, Ft. Collins, Colorado DID YOU EVER WONDER: - Why men are so vulnerable to affairs? - Why do men have difficulty expressing their feelings? - Why do men so often put work before relationships? - Why are men so afraid of rejection? - Why do men often give women unwanted attention? - Why are many men so passionless? |
| John Reynolds is a Licensed
Clinical Social Worker. He has more
than 29 years of clinical experience and has done extensive work with
men and couples. For more about John click
here. Stephen Hatch, MA, is a spiritual teacher and writer. He is Director of the Ft. Collins Contemplative Center, a spiritual community dedicated to finding the sacred in everyday life. Mr. Hatch holds a Masters Degree in Spirituality from the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, CO. He can be contacted at 3021 Doubletree, Ft. Collins, CO or phone, (970) 493-8174, or email, COST: $45 at the door or $40 if you pre-register before January 31st. Call Stephen at 493-8174 or John at 484-7868 to pre-register. Bring your own lunch. Note: This workshop will also be offered in Grand Junction at the Western Colorado Area Health Education Center on February 22. For registration information: (970) 434-5474 or www.wcahec.org The following is from an article printed in the Poudre Health Care Connections Newsletter: |
| The
inner life of women is openly discussed in the general culture, but the
male psyche continues to remain a mystery. Since the end of the
men’s movement in the mid-90’s, men’s issues have practically dropped
out of societal awareness. Women engaged in intimate
relationships with men often express frustration at not being able to
understand what men think and feel. They are often frustrated
that men appear to be passionless, distant, unavailable and
angry. What men bring to relationships is frequently determined by perceptions they have about themselves that begin in childhood. They learn as boys not to express their emotions and not to manifest weakness or vulnerability. They also are taught that work is more important than relationships, and that they should be competitive and successful. “Don’t be a sissy”, “I’ll give you something to cry about”, and “Be tough” are a few of the messages that have been ingrained in males from the time they were boys. In adolescence boys develop feelings of inferiority toward females, but attempt to mask these feelings with bravado. Later as adults, males get in touch with their fantasies about multiple sexual partners, but they don’t possess the tools necessary to deal with this urge. This leads to frustration, anger, and untransformed behavior. |