Case 734

Divorce|

I got married two years ago, and now we are in the process of separating. My wife said that she was leaving because of our economic situation. She clarified that she loved me, but only in the good times when we had money. She insists that we get a divorce. What can I do?   Dear Friend,   We are very sorry to hear that your marriage is breaking up. However, what you tell us [...]

Case 733

Anger|

Twenty years ago my husband lost his job, and we went through a time of great need. We had three children: a two-year-old girl, a one-year-old girl, and a newborn baby boy. I got very depressed, as my children were very active and demanding. In a moment of anger, I cursed my oldest daughter. Since then I have felt tormented because I think that I can’t ever be forgiven for this and that my daughter [...]

Case 732

Depression / Anxiety / Panic, Suicide/Suicide Attempt|

Sometimes I feel that I should terminate my life. When I was a child, my father always told me that I was good for nothing.... Each time that I tried to get close to him, I ended up going off to cry because he got so angry with me. I felt like he hated me.   I’m twenty-five now, and he did change... but I can’t erase his angry look from my mind.   I [...]

Case 731

Absentee Parents|

I have two sons, one seventeen and the other two years old. The father of my first son died, and that son has grown up without a father. The father of my second son doesn’t want anything to do with his child.... When he found out that I was pregnant, he decided to go back and live with the family he had to begin with....   My baby got sick, so I had to call [...]

Case 730

Adoption of Children, Singleness / Solitude|

I am thirty-eight years old and I just ended a romantic relationship that lasted almost a year without having a child. I wanted to have at least one child who would bring me happiness, and to do everything in my power to give that child everything that a child needs....   Thankfully I have a job that makes it possible for me to live comfortably. But I haven’t lost hope of finding a woman who [...]

Case 729

Depression / Anxiety / Panic|

I need help because I don’t know how to find God again. I have always known about God, but due to various situations that have happened in my life, I have gone my own way. I feel that I have lost my spirituality. I pray and don’t feel what I used to feel. It’s like I’m not connecting with God. Before it was very easy, and I was filled with peace. But now it’s like [...]

Case 728

Social Media/Internet|

My wife is very vain. I don’t like the way she’s always posting photos of herself on social media. Obviously, she gets a lot of “likes” from male friends of hers, and I really don’t know what to do. Can you give me some advice? Dear Friend, It sounds like you think that your wife is seeking attention from other men. You don’t like it that she seems to need admiration for her physical appearance. [...]

Case 727

Social Media/Internet|

Nine months ago I met a woman online.... We had virtual sex. She confessed to a spiritual leader, and then blocked me. I am devastated for the harm that I caused her and her parents.   I want to go to her country and ask for forgiveness. I have already asked God to forgive me.... I know how serious my error was, and I cry a lot because of the damage I did. I love [...]

Case 726

Forgiveness|

I have had arguments with the father of my daughter because I haven’t been able to forgive him for doubting, when I was pregnant, that he was the biological father of my child. Now he has started seeing our daughter again, but... even though everything is all right, those memories plague me day after day. I cry, and sometimes I can’t sleep. It all comes back to me as if it were yesterday. I feel [...]