Men in the Arena - Christian Men's Podcast Staying Emotionally Close to Your Wife: Biblical Guide - Question & Answer from the Locker Room w/ Jim Ramos EP 928
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Nov 5, 2025 Explore the importance of emotional connection in marriage, as men learn to prioritize their wives above all else. Discover the biblical concept of 'cleaving' and its implications for intimacy. Hear personal stories about emotional support, and understand how to maintain a strong marital bond through presence and small acts of love. Learn how to balance work commitments with emotional investments in relationships and connect with a community of like-minded men for shared growth and support.
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Emotional Energy Is Finite
- Men have a limited supply of emotional connection and should prioritize giving it to their wives.
- Jim Ramos argues that sharing emotional energy with other women robs a wife of what she deserves.
Helper Who Stands Opposite
- Genesis frames the wife as ezer konegdo — a helper who stands opposite and complements the man.
- Jim Ramos explains this opposite-but-complementary design as emotional and cognitive balance.
Cleave (Dabak) Has Four Layers
- The marriage command to "leave, cleave, and weave" highlights leaving family, closeness, and becoming one.
- Ramos dives into cleave (dabak) showing it means impinge, adhere, abide, and pursue.