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[quote=Anonymous]Take a look at emotionally focused therapy, OP. It focuses on helping partners express their deepest emotions to each other as a way to build intimacy. And I agree that the inability to express emotions or have emotional intimacy doesn't have to come from a dysfunctional childhood - it is more a matter of whether our parents teach us to express emotions, model that behavior, and make it safe for us to do so. (Take a look at books about emotional IQ.) I'm pretty "normal" - no mood disorders, personality disorders, or dysfunctional/traumatic childhood - but I've had to learn and work on expressing my emotions because my parents never did that very well. In terms of his depression, well, maybe that is a factor now, but it doesn't change the fact that he needs to learn how to be emotionally intimate if you guys are going to have a shot at staying together happily. [/quote]
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