Episode Summary. This episode examines five biblical texts that reveal the various facets of a wife’s need for heart intimacy with her husband. 84% of wives 9indicate that their husbands have no clue how to meet this need of their hearts. For Further Prayerful Thought:  Why do you think 84% of wives say that their husbands are not meeting their need for heart intimacy with them?What do you most need to remember about listening well to your wife to help her open her heart to you?What is your reaction to this statement: For most wives the pain of their husbands never connecting with them at the level of heart intimacy would be like the pain a husband would feel if his wife never had sex with him? What do you think of this description of a wife’s need for affection: it is regularly communicating in small, non-sexual, ways that you care about them?  What else besides hugs fit this category for your wife?For the printed version of this message click here. For a summary of topics addressed by podcast series, click here. For FREE downloadable studies on men’s issues click here. To make an online contribution to enable others to hear about the podcast: (Click link and scroll down to bottom left)