Amy Newshore, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

I notice a particular dynamic in heterosexual couples that is so common and painful, that it deserves careful attention. The female partner expresses distress about something her male partner said or did. He responds, not with openness or receptivity, but with defensiveness, dismissal or shutdown. I have been curious about this reaction, which leaves both […]

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