Don’t worry if your woman wants to talk about problems in your relationship. If she stops trying to talk to you, that’s when you’re in real trouble. So, let her talk it out with you. Let her discuss whatever’s on her mind. And take it like a man. It might be worth the effort.

The problem may be in how women send signals, said Neil Chethik, author of the new book, “VoiceMale,” featuring men’s candid opinions about marriage, sex and housework. Women like to talk it out, he said, which is difficult for many men who are not as well-trained in the face-to-face emotional approach. “Men resist and resist and then the woman stops pushing it. Frankly, that’s when I say to men, ‘Watch out.’ When she turns off, it’s not that she’s forgotten. It’s that she’s started to give up on the relationship.”