{"podcast":{"title":"Dad Starting Over","slug":"dad-starting-over-688904","podcast_index_feed_id":688904,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/21gkvCTf","website_url":"https://helpformen.com","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/d-QRPjgB_AEpdBEsEn13LXnLWiP8dPISlalraupXo84/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84ODQ0/ODVhZDc4YzQ3OGQ4/MmQ3ZWNmOTBjZWVi/ZDVmZC5wbmc.jpg","author":"Dad Starting Over","episode_count":268,"summary":"Welcome to the Dad Starting Over podcast! \"Starting Over\" means different things to different people. It could be that you're newly divorced and starting over fresh with a new life. It could be that you're still married and wanting to hit the reset button and finally do things right within your marriage. Whatever your story may be, you're in the right place. I'm Ralph, a.k.a DSO, the author of books including \"The Dead Bedroom Fix\", \"Divorce Panic\", \"Real Talk\" \"Red Flags\" and \"REBUILD: The Complete Guide to Starting Over as a Man\". You can learn more about me, my books, one-on-one coaching, and the member-only part of my site called the Brotherhood at https://helpformen.com","last_synced_at":"2026-06-05T22:19:57.188729+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dad-starting-over-688904"},"episode":{"title":"Sexless Marriage… Then I Saw the Text Messages","slug":"sexless-marriage-then-i-saw-the-text-messages","published_at":"2026-05-08T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dad-starting-over-688904/sexless-marriage-then-i-saw-the-text-messages","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dad-starting-over-688904","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/f178cf4e","audio_url":"https://p.podderapp.com/1545910633/media.transistor.fm/f178cf4e/fb556131.mp3","summary":"A husband wrote to me after 16 years of marriage. Their sex life had slowly faded until they were barely intimate at all. Then he noticed something strange. His wife became very protective of her phone. One day he looked. What he found wasn’t explicit cheating… but it explained a lot. In this episode we talk about: • Emotional affairs and how they begin • Why sexless marriages create vulnerability • What to do when you discover suspicious messages • Why confrontation often backfires If you’re dealing with a sexless marriage, start here: https://deadbedroomfix.com If you want grounded support from men navigating similar situations, check out the Brotherhood: https://helpformen.com/join","meta_description":"A husband wrote to me after 16 years of marriage. Their sex life had slowly faded until they were barely intimate at all. Then he noticed something strang…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":750,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dad-starting-over-688904/episodes/sexless-marriage-then-i-saw-the-text-messages/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dad-starting-over-688904/sexless-marriage-then-i-saw-the-text-messages.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}