Doug NollI'm called in when human dynamics are getting in the way of strategic leadership execution.

How Do You Fix a Broken Marriage?

17 Oct 2025 · 1 min

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Doug Noll spent two weeks listening to his wife for ten minutes daily without defending or solving anything, just acknowledging her feelings. Her shoulders relaxed, conflicts that took hours resolved in minutes, and the couple felt closer. He's not claiming it fixes every marriage, but it changed his.

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I tried a 2-week experiment to reconnect with my wife, but then something crazy happened. You see, for years my wife and I fought about everything. Silence, tension, and eventually a dead bedroom. And I thought the answer was more sex or better communication or therapy, but none of that worked. So out of desperation, I tried something simple. For 2 weeks, every day, I gave her 10 minutes where I ignored her words and just listened for her emotions. That was it. I didn't try to defend, I didn't try to fix anything or ask questions. All I did was acknowledge the feeling I thought she was having, and her shoulders dropped, The edge left her voice. She looked at me like I finally saw her. And fights that used to last hours resolved in minutes. I'm not saying this is a magic cure, but for us, those 2 weeks started a new chapter. Have you ever tried something similar?