Episode 326: The Problems with For Men Only by Jeff & Shaunti Feldhahn

About this episode

The episode critiques the book 'For Men Only' by Jeff and Shaunti Feldhahn, discussing its claims about gender dynamics and its impact on marriage.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we dive into For Men Only, by Shaunti & Jeff Feldhahn, and let’s just say…we have many thoughts! We unpack some of its core claims about gender dynamics, communication, and emotional needs. Rebecca shares how this book impacted her first few months of marriage to Connor, and not in a good way! We address major concerns with the book’s research methods, its reliance on broad gender stereotypes, and its tendency to frame women as overly emotional and men as...

People in this episode

Host: Sheila Gregoire

Guest: Rebecca

Topics covered

• gender dynamics
• communication
• emotional needs
• marriage
• book critique

Keywords

• gender stereotypes
• emotional needs
• communication
• marriage advice
• book review

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: For Men Only

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