447. How To Move Forward When You’re Stuck In Conflict — Lessons From A Listener’s Experience

The Ultimate Intimacy Podcast · Feb 27, 2026 · 34m

We had a listener write in and share this experience. She and her husband have four kids and a great marriage. They’ve both decided they don’t want any more children. The challenge is that she feels a lot of anxiety around intimacy because she’s afraid of getting pregnant. She’s asked her husband to get a vasectomy, but he doesn’t want to, and he may have very valid reasons for feeling that way.

So now they’re at a bit of a marital standoff. Neither of them knows what to do or how to resolve it.

The truth is, they both have valid reasons. They both feel strongly about their perspectives…