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

Q: I have been with my boyfriend for nearly two years, but I’m starting to wonder if I still should be. After I went away to college, the relationship became strained because we were apart. But he eventually moved to my new town and got a job there. Even though we’re living near each other [...]

Q: I am from India and have been married for 8 years. My husband and I had a marriage based on love as opposed to an arranged marriage. I have to work some distance away but I make sure to travel to be with him very frequently.
My problem is that for the last 5 years [...]

Q: I have been secretly dating my boyfriend for three years. My boyfriend is black and I am white. My parents told me that I could not date a black guy. They gave me a hateful lecture about it a few years ago, and I cried and have since lost some respect for them. I [...]

Q: I’m a 24-year-old female from Iran, and I need some help. I’ve had a boyfriend for about 1 year and 4 months now, but he went to Malaysia 6 months ago to continue his education. Although his being away is really hard for me, I am happy to wait for him to finish his [...]

Q: I am in a long-distance relationship. He would like me to drop everything in my life and move to be with him. This means leaving my family and friends, moving my daugther away from her father, and so on. We communicate by phone and online. I can see from his social networking sites that [...]