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I think one of the reasons I got divorced is that I blamed my wife for things and that led to massive fights With my new girlfriend, I don't blame her for *anything*. I take full responsibility when anything goes wrong between us and that helps calm her down

It calms her down to the point that sometimes she will say that it was in fact her fault and not my fault But I never let her take any blame for anything that goes wrong between us I shoulder that burden and that helps make her feel loved and appreciated

We just finished a three week trip together –– five cities, three plane rides, over 20 hours driving, lots of activities –– and we only had two arguments I think that's incredibly good A huge part of that success is that I never once blamed her for anything that went wrong

With my ex-wife, I saw us as "equals", so if she made a mistake and didn't take responsibility for it, I would get angry & complain she was being unfair This often led to huge fights and over time led to alienation, resentment, confusion and the death of our love for each other

Remember: She is like a child Everything is your fault, nothing is her fault Your job is to take care of her, protect her, love her, guide her, be patient with her, never argue with her, blame her, or complain to her that she is being "unfair"

She is not being "unfair", she is being a woman And a woman by her very nature is blameless

Even if she cheats on you, it's your fault <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/alpharivelino/status/1647151478673637376?s=20" color="blue">x.com/alpharivelino/…</a>

@Pat_Stedman has a lot of deep insight into men and women so I’m glad he sees it this way too


Here’s how it works: When I screw up, it’s my fault When she screws up, it’s also my fault If you think this is a “double standard” against men then I could also list a lot of double standards that go against women We can’t just pick and choose how we want reality to work

I'm usually skeptical of analogies, but maybe a good one is a sports coach and his players Ultimately, the coach is responsible for the team’s performance. He decides what players play and for how long. He holds players accountable by training them and benching them if necessary

Examples are usually better than analogies. Here's a made up example but I think it works BAD DYNAMIC -You screw up a restaurant reservation -She blames you -You accept the blame -The next month, she screws up a reservation -You blame her -This somehow becomes a big fight

I think the above is a classic LTR mistake The man screws up and his wife gives him heat. He takes responsibility but also feels resentful that she gave him a hard time So he remembers –– and the next time she makes a similar mistake he "returns the favor" and gives her heat

This works from the paradigm that men and women are "equals" –– if I make a mistake and she gives me heat, well then when she makes a similar mistake she deserves to get heat from me Wrong! This is called being petty and not being a leader she can trust She wants a leader

CORRECT DYNAMIC -When I screw up a reservation, I deserve to get heat from her. I need to improve and be more competent. She needs a leader she can trust -When she screws up a reservation, that is *not* her fault. I don't get to blame her for that. I don't have that right

CORRECT DYNAMIC (continued) -If anything, it's *my fault* for allowing her to make the restaurant reservation, for delegating that duty to her -But the overall right attitude is not to play "gotcha" with her. As a strong leader, I need to be above that tit-for-tat petty bullshit

ASK RIVELINO "Many women will abuse this" If I am with a woman who abuses this, then that’s my fault as well. I need to either educate her to not abuse this –– stronger boundaries & punishing her the right way –– or I need to replace her with a better woman See how it works?

I'm doing my best to explain this topic, I can see how it can be misunderstood I'm not saying that you can't ever call her out or correct her behavior –– in fact, you need to. That's your job to guide her and train her. You're the coach and she's the player, remember?

And if she is a bad player and she ultimately won't listen to you, her coach, despite your best efforts, then you need to bench her or cut her from the team That's your duty and your burden as the coach of the team

What won't work is you blaming her and arguing with her and complaining to her about her behavior/mistakes in an emotional and butthurt way Don't blame her. A good coach never blames his players. This is how he earns their trust and they play better for him

Ideally, no one blames anybody for stupid little things (or bigger things) But she is “allowed” to vent and blame me for dumb things/dumb mistakes and I need to stay calm and not get angry. See it as a shit test However, I am not allowed to get angry at her for dumb mistakes