‘Marriage’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist

Q: I’m a 37-year-old father of two boys, age 3 and 4, and I am currently separated from my wife. We have been married for 8 years and together for 10. We have had some significant issues since the day we met.
I’m a Christian, she’s not. I am very affectionate, she’s not. She has been [...]

Q: My husband and I married six weeks ago. About two weeks after we were married, I discovered an email he sent to an ex-girlfriend two weeks before our marriage. In the email he told her that she was the “one that got away,” and that if he was the one who caused the break [...]

Q: I hope you can help me. I think I am in a relationship with no future but am not sure and need an outside opinion.
I have been with my partner for a little over a year, although we’ve known each other since I was a child. He’s 10 years older than I, and we [...]

Q: My 18-year-old daughter recently stormed out of our home after she was caught in yet another lie, and my relationship with her is strained at best. My daughter was beyond devastated when her dad moved out and began dating a boy who was verbally and emotionally abusive toward her; she began to lie habitually [...]

Q: I met my girlfriend seven months ago. She had gotten divorced last August after being in a very abusive relationship for over 18 years.
My girlfriend has a 17-year-old daughter who started college this year. She is a good kid. She does well in school, doesn’t smoke or do drugs and doesn’t party much. [...]