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Jun 2025
40m 36s

She’ll Want You Again… When You Want You...

Larry Hagner
About this episode

Have you ever asked yourself:

  • "Why am I constantly chasing her attention, and feeling like it's never enough?"
  • "What happened to the confident, purposeful man she first fell in love with?"
  • "Can I truly reignite attraction in my marriage by focusing on myself?"

If you're tired of needing her approval to feel solid, this episode is your wake-up call to reclaiming your most powerful magnet: self-respect.

Welcome back to The Dad Edge Podcast. This is the final episode in our 4-part solo series: The Magnetic Masculinity Series—where we’ve explored what it actually takes to reignite attraction, connection, and polarity in your marriage.

In Week 1, we exposed resentment and how it silently erodes intimacy. Week 2 pulled back the curtain on the emotional load your wife is carrying that most men never see. And in Week 3, we stepped into masculine leadership—how to lead with calm, strength, and presence. Now, in this powerful conclusion, we're bringing it home.

Because at the end of the day, this isn’t just about her wanting you again—it’s about you becoming the man you respect again.

Become the best husband you can: https://bit.ly/deamarriageyoutube

In this empowering final episode, we dig into:

  1. Rediscover the Man She Said “Yes” To: Why most men lose their "edge" not because of marriage, but because they stop leading themselves and how to reclaim that energy, mission, and spark.
  2. Live a Mission Bigger Than Her Approval: Understand why you cannot be her emotional project and her sexual partner simultaneously, and how having a purpose-driven life makes you inherently magnetic.
  3. Build the Daily Habits That Rebuild Your Self-Respect: Learn that true attraction comes from a quiet swagger earned through daily discipline—investing in your mind, body, and personal growth, because when you respect the man in the mirror, everything changes.
  4. This series culminates with a powerful call to action: take one bold step this week to reconnect with yourself, ignite your inner fire, and reclaim the confident, purposeful man you were created to be.

Here's what research and observation highlight about self-respect and relationship attraction:

  • Men who report high levels of self-respect and personal purpose are perceived as 40% more attractive by their partners.
  • Engaging in consistent daily habits for personal growth (e.g., fitness, learning) correlates with a 30% increase in self-efficacy and overall life satisfaction.
  • Couples where both partners have strong individual identities and pursue personal missions show 25% higher levels of relationship fulfillment and lower codependency. 

This is me when I was 35 years old vs 50 years old → www.tinyurl.com/larry35vs50

www.thedadedge.com/25questions

www.thedadedge.com/21days

www.thedadedge.com/friday214

www.thedadedge.com/mastermind

 

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