‘Divorce’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 6

Q: My father abuses my mother and has for a long time. The problem is that she doesn’t want to see it. Every summer since I was 12 my father would get mad because of insignificant things, kick us out of the house, and then start berating my mother. His abuse is mostly verbal and [...]

Q: I just recently went through a divorce from my husband of 6 years. He was controlling and was diagnosed with a personality disorder. In fact, everything in your “Are You Dating a Loser?” article applies to him. Consequently, I’m still dealing with the emotional aftermath of having been in a relationship with him.
I was [...]

Q: I recently married a man who has two children from a previous marriage. I have tried to develop a cordial relationship with my husband’s ex-wife, to no avail. I try to strike up conversations on the phone, but she won’t even speak to me. She doesn’t want anything to do with me. However, she [...]

Q: I am a 50-year-old female and have been married twice. My ex-boyfriend is 54 and was also previously married. We recently broke up after being together for 14 months. I think the main reason for the break-up was that I didn’t set boundaries and limits with my ex-husband.
My ex-husband is very controlling. I [...]

Q: I’m glad to have this service as an option for a complicated situation that I’ve created. I’ve been married for 14 years. I’m my wife’s third husband and she is my second wife. Recently, I called my first wife because she has been on my mind for many, many years. She left me after [...]