Ep 24: He Won't Open Up Until You Stop Doing This

Love At Any Age with Laurie Gerber · Apr 17, 2026 · 54m

What if the reason men go quiet with you has nothing to do with how much they care, but more about whether they feel safe?

For so many women in midlife, the closed-off man feels like rejection. You ask questions, you try to connect, and he shuts down. What you may not know is that his silence is not personal. It is biological, instinctual, and something you can actually change.

In this episode, Laurie Gerber is joined by Allison Armstrong, one of the world's leading researchers on male psychology, who has spent over 35 years studying why men and women interact the way they do and what it…