How To Deal With A Husband Who Has No Empathy

It's difficult to be in a relationship with someone who doesn't have empathy. But, there is something you can do about it. In this video, I'll give you a few tips on how to deal with a husband who has no empathy.

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Brannon Patrick

Key Moments in this Episode
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00:00 Intro & Summary
00:31 What Is Empathy?
01:40 Why Does A Partner Or A Husband Struggle To Empathize?
03:10 How To Deal With A Husband Who Has No Empathy
04:45 How To Create More Empathy And Connection In A Relationship
06:31 Watch This!

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What Is The Difference Between Sympathy & Empathy?

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[loveheals]

Being the person to him that I want for myself is exhausting and never rewarding.

[erlinavicente]

Ask yourself have they ever ask you how you feel? Simple test, don’t say anything until they ask you a meaningful question about you. Also F” that BS about sacrificing, that is the whole point of a relationship, with out a connection or interest there is no relationship.

[HollyTheTwisterSister]

Please, they’re not going to read a book on empathy, they don’t think there’s anything wrong with them. It’s everyone else who needs to change, not them.

[petraz.]

My husband has no empathy towards me or our children. The worst is when we are sick or injured - we get yelled at for being dumb to get injured or ignored when being in bed with a flu for example. Last week I got a 5 minutes speech about how he had to call a doctor for me and my kids ( we had a flu with high fever and cough), that it is not his job, but mine.... I am alone, no friends, my family is far away... My husband wants all the attention on him, but he gives only sarcasm, bad and cruel jokes. On the other hand, I am the best wife that he could find. Of course, the kind and nice wife that does everything he wants, taking care of him and the kids on all levels. It took me a long time to understand that my husband is a kind of a covert narcissist and there is a pattern in his behavior. Sometimes, just to hurt me, he says things like - I am wasting my time with you; if you don't like it here, you can just leave; you will be better off when we divorce etc. But now I know... ;)
I can not stress it enough - test your partners before having kids with them, know exactly who you are marrying. And if you are shy, inexperienced, have some child trauma in you, work it out before you get in a serious relationship.

[jessicafulop]

I’ve been married 3 years and have spent 3 years modeling empathy and being a good partner and that doesn’t work. This is really shitty advice. “Put more work into someone who is toxic to you.”

[blackmambaforever]

This title shoulda been “how to deal with a spouse that has no empathy” instead

[allaboardthegravytrain]

whats worse is if they think they are empaths or empathetic. i dont get it. of course they are viewing through their own lens, their own description of what empathy is. empathy doesnt mean simply feeling sorry for poor people. you should also be able to apply that to your relationships and family.

[Eb]

I recently got sick after going to the ski area. I didn’t have enough sleep as my baby had been awake the entire time but our family had to go so my 2 sons can go skiing. Then had a migraine and got really sick after that. My husband seemed not to care, he showed lack of empathy. It was my two sons whom he asked to massage my head. He then scolded my eldest son when he saw him lying down next to me and stopped massaging me, when it should be him who was supposed to be there and do stuff to comfort me. That wasn’t the first time it happened though. I remember when I cried so much like I was crying inconsolably because of a misunderstanding between me and my mum and with other members of the family and my husband never came to comfort me, it was again my two sons, 11 and 13 yrs old who comforted me while he was just in the lounge. He knew I was at an early stage of my pregnancy. I feel so bad that my husband for 14 yrs shows no empathy. I am a nurse by profession and being empathetic is just a natural thing for me. My husband was a nurse once in his life, but didn’t practice his profession that long. My husband is a good provider and a hardworking person, no doubt that he is a good father to my children. But when it comes to things like this, he’s someone who can’t be bothered. I’m thinking to give the full authority to my sons when I get sick or got older or when the time comes that I won’t be able to make sound decisions for my self. I really need some piece of advice as I don’t know how to handle this anymore.😔

[God_is_good]

I have a question I married 31 years he has absolutely no empathy for me he never ever once comforts me when I cry he refuses to understand me. He's the nicest guy to everyone else but in this every time I get upset, he always gets more mad at me. Is there a way I can get through to him after 31 years oh, my crying in tears never reaches him

[dorothynyaduwa]

I was more interested in the comments that the video itself coz having the nonempathenic and emotionally unintelligent husband is what landed me to this kind of content... I can see I'm not alone. First, I saw this character while dating and broke up but later went back together coz I loved him too much. Now the character is back in our 5 years marriege. I'm giving up on trying to make things better. I hurt a lot of times but in this culture it's better to survive a toxic marriage than face the gudgement, ridicule and laughter on the face of society and enemies who are praying for the marriage to end!

[mississippiatheistette]

My boyfriend always has a lot of empathy for us when we are physically hurt or if we are sick, but if we are talking about emotional empathy, then he is a void. I have tried and tried to model it for him, but it is like he doesnt know how. He says to me that his feelings about emotional stuff is at like 30% and he is aware of it and tries but then he fails because he doesn't know what to do. I am pretty sure that he loves me because he tries to do these things. He just can't. I feel so cut off from him on that level, even though he tries

[Nina-mvce]

Mr. Patrick, I have a question. How do we spot the signs that a man lacks empathy early in a relationship?

[trystacia]

I think my husband us just avoiding connecting coz he could feel before. Now he cheats and lies says I'm unattractive when I'm at my weakest n has no ampathy

[Ashley-ltrc]

My partner has NEVER displayed empathy, never, not towards me, not towards our daughter, not towards he's family members, not towards strangers, he has zero empathy, I on the other hand, I have "too much empathy" he always reminds me, he's mother and family members make fun of me for my empathy, should I run?

[snuggleb]

I think what you’re saying is really great, but it does not work on narcissist. They won’t change their abusive their cruel or selfish so unfortunately, with narcissist, it does not work. Trust me I have tried everything under the sun and then some and we are still in the same place. The only thing that’s different is that I’ve learned how to deal with a narcissist, and stand up to him and stand up for myself and that has made a world of difference but I still want to divorce. I’m tired of living with him hurting me like he does with absolutely no emotional connection for 32 years.

[ruggedlifejewelry]

He doesn’t want to, he sees no benefit and says it is just babying people.

[daniellejohnson]

My daughter’s dad direguards my feelings he doesn’t care if I talk about other things if I’m not talking about feelings when I lost both my grandma and my best friend back in 2017 instead of comforting he thought I was feeling sorry for myself instead of actually talking to me I’m a stay at home mom not really by choice but he also doesn’t care that I feel so lonely and I don’t have time for me and I don’t have time to socialize I struggle so hard not being able to have anyone to talk to I hate the feeling of this emotional distance

[Anonymous-nwlb]

Mine didn’t care at all no matter what

[Black.Irishman]

Your video is very information and I really like your presentation. But I do not like that you direct this towards a "husband", wives can be lack empathy too. When it comes to men lacking empathy, maybe this can be associated with their childhood, parents influence and their lack of empathy. But seriously, your message would be better received if it did not seem directed towards men. Trying using partner, spouse, or even "your loved ones"....

[dhmill]

People, wake up!!! This is prime example of narcissist.